Rainham and Wennington vs Whalebone

Rainham and Wennington has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,416 crimes in the last 12 months. Whalebone has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 5,498 crimes. Whalebone scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Rainham and Wennington shows a year-on-year crime trend of +16.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Whalebone shows -3.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Rainham and Wennington, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (353 incidents). In Whalebone, it is Violent Crime (1,866 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Rainham and Wennington recorded 330 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Whalebone recorded 1,021. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Rainham and Wennington totalled 353 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,866 in Whalebone. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Rainham and Wennington recorded 1,214 crimes (now 1,416, a change of +16.6%). Whalebone recorded 5,710 crimes previously (now 5,498, -3.7%).

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. Rainham and Wennington has a resolution rate of 40.5% and Whalebone has 26.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Rainham and Wennington falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Whalebone 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 Rainham and Wennington and Whalebone. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.