Abbey vs Barming Heath & Teston

Abbey has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 818 crimes in the last 12 months. Barming Heath & Teston has a safety score of 57/100 (Average) with 274 crimes. Barming Heath & Teston scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Abbey shows a year-on-year crime trend of +32.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Barming Heath & Teston shows +15.6% (rising). 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 (268 incidents). In Barming Heath & Teston, it is Violent Crime (128 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Abbey recorded 188 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Barming Heath & Teston recorded 53. 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 268 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 128 in Barming Heath & Teston. 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 617 crimes (now 818, a change of +32.6%). Barming Heath & Teston recorded 237 crimes previously (now 274, +15.6%).

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 29.9% and Barming Heath & Teston has 29%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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