South Hornchurch vs West Thornton

South Hornchurch has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,170 crimes in the last 12 months. West Thornton has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 8,773 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

South Hornchurch shows a year-on-year crime trend of +8.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. West Thornton shows +2.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In South Hornchurch, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (874 incidents). In West Thornton, it is Violent Crime (2,811 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

South Hornchurch recorded 703 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while West Thornton recorded 1,833. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in South Hornchurch totalled 874 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,811 in West Thornton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, South Hornchurch recorded 2,932 crimes (now 3,170, a change of +8.1%). West Thornton recorded 8,570 crimes previously (now 8,773, +2.4%).

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. South Hornchurch has a resolution rate of 37.1% and West Thornton has 23.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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