Abbey vs Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell

Abbey has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 991 crimes in the last 12 months. Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell has a safety score of 91/100 (Very Safe) with 26 crimes. Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Abbey shows a year-on-year crime trend of +59.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell shows -29.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Abbey, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (325 incidents). In Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (11 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Abbey recorded 218 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell 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 Abbey totalled 325 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 7 in Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Abbey recorded 622 crimes (now 991, a change of +59.3%). Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell recorded 37 crimes previously (now 26, -29.7%).

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. Abbey has a resolution rate of 27.4% and Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell has 33.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Abbey falls within the Kent Police boundary. Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell 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 Abbey and Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.