Sudbury vs Whalebone

Sudbury has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 4,204 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.

Sudbury shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2% — 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 Sudbury, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,269 incidents). In Whalebone, it is Violent Crime (1,866 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Sudbury recorded 879 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 Sudbury totalled 1,269 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, Sudbury recorded 4,120 crimes (now 4,204, a change of +2%). 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. Sudbury has a resolution rate of 25.3% and Whalebone has 26.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Sudbury 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 Sudbury and Whalebone. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.