Shirley South vs Stepney Green

Shirley South has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,295 crimes in the last 12 months. Stepney Green has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 21,514 crimes. Stepney Green scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Shirley South shows a year-on-year crime trend of +6.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Stepney Green shows +0.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Shirley South, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (365 incidents). In Stepney Green, it is Violent Crime (5,402 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Shirley South recorded 198 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Stepney Green recorded 4,980. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Shirley South totalled 365 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 5,402 in Stepney Green. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Shirley South recorded 1,216 crimes (now 1,295, a change of +6.5%). Stepney Green recorded 21,368 crimes previously (now 21,514, +0.7%).

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. Shirley South has a resolution rate of 35.7% and Stepney Green has 34.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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