Squirrels Heath vs The Wrythe

Squirrels Heath has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,385 crimes in the last 12 months. The Wrythe has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 4,343 crimes. Squirrels Heath scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Squirrels Heath shows a year-on-year crime trend of -11.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. The Wrythe shows +7.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Squirrels Heath, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (646 incidents). In The Wrythe, it is Violent Crime (1,436 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Squirrels Heath recorded 476 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while The Wrythe recorded 774. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Squirrels Heath totalled 646 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,436 in The Wrythe. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Squirrels Heath recorded 2,690 crimes (now 2,385, a change of -11.3%). The Wrythe recorded 4,036 crimes previously (now 4,343, +7.6%).

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. Squirrels Heath has a resolution rate of 40.2% and The Wrythe has 27.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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