Barton vs Borough Green & Platt

Barton has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,159 crimes in the last 12 months. Borough Green & Platt has a safety score of 85/100 (Very Safe) with 103 crimes. Borough Green & Platt scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Barton shows a year-on-year crime trend of +9.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Borough Green & Platt shows -51.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Barton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (952 incidents). In Borough Green & Platt, it is Violent Crime (44 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Barton recorded 414 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Borough Green & Platt recorded 16. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Barton totalled 952 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 44 in Borough Green & Platt. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Barton recorded 1,976 crimes (now 2,159, a change of +9.3%). Borough Green & Platt recorded 212 crimes previously (now 103, -51.4%).

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. Barton has a resolution rate of 29.2% and Borough Green & Platt has 54.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Barton falls within the Kent Police boundary. Borough Green & Platt 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 Barton and Borough Green & Platt. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.