Squirrels Heath vs West Kensington

Squirrels Heath has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,385 crimes in the last 12 months. West Kensington has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 16,871 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. West Kensington shows +4.2% (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 West Kensington, it is Violent Crime (4,047 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 West Kensington recorded 3,970. 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 4,047 in West Kensington. 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%). West Kensington recorded 16,199 crimes previously (now 16,871, +4.2%).

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 West Kensington has 25.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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