Hitchin Urban vs Meopham South & Vigo

Hitchin Urban has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,435 crimes in the last 12 months. Meopham South & Vigo has a safety score of 89/100 (Very Safe) with 59 crimes. Meopham South & Vigo scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Hitchin Urban shows a year-on-year crime trend of -11.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Meopham South & Vigo shows -25.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Hitchin Urban, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (804 incidents). In Meopham South & Vigo, it is Violent Crime (26 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hitchin Urban recorded 537 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Meopham South & Vigo recorded 11. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Hitchin Urban totalled 804 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 26 in Meopham South & Vigo. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Hitchin Urban recorded 2,762 crimes (now 2,435, a change of -11.8%). Meopham South & Vigo recorded 79 crimes previously (now 59, -25.3%).

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. Hitchin Urban has a resolution rate of 27.6% and Meopham South & Vigo has 50%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Hitchin Urban falls within the Hertfordshire Constabulary boundary. Meopham South & Vigo is covered by Kent Police. 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 Hitchin Urban and Meopham South & Vigo. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.