Ponders End vs West Putney

Ponders End has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,569 crimes in the last 12 months. West Putney has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 5,546 crimes. West Putney scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ponders End shows a year-on-year crime trend of +8.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. West Putney shows +3.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ponders End, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,237 incidents). In West Putney, it is Violent Crime (1,422 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ponders End recorded 1,031 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while West Putney recorded 1,282. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ponders End totalled 1,237 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,422 in West Putney. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ponders End recorded 4,212 crimes (now 4,569, a change of +8.5%). West Putney recorded 5,365 crimes previously (now 5,546, +3.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Ponders End has a resolution rate of 28% and West Putney has 41.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ponders End falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. West Putney is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Ponders End and West Putney. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.