Waddon vs Wanstead Park

Waddon has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 7,611 crimes in the last 12 months. Wanstead Park has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 2,250 crimes. Waddon scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Waddon shows a year-on-year crime trend of -0.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wanstead Park shows +5.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Waddon, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (2,141 incidents). In Wanstead Park, it is Violent Crime (558 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Waddon recorded 1,668 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wanstead Park recorded 554. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Waddon totalled 2,141 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 558 in Wanstead Park. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Waddon recorded 7,660 crimes (now 7,611, a change of -0.6%). Wanstead Park recorded 2,135 crimes previously (now 2,250, +5.4%).

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. Waddon has a resolution rate of 26.6% and Wanstead Park has 28.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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