Bearsted & Downswood vs Stone House

Bearsted & Downswood has a safety score of 27/100 (Below Average) and recorded 622 crimes in the last 12 months. Stone House has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 1,526 crimes. Bearsted & Downswood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bearsted & Downswood shows a year-on-year crime trend of +26.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Stone House shows +40.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bearsted & Downswood, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (210 incidents). In Stone House, it is Violent Crime (829 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bearsted & Downswood recorded 169 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Stone House recorded 130. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bearsted & Downswood totalled 210 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 829 in Stone House. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bearsted & Downswood recorded 492 crimes (now 622, a change of +26.4%). Stone House recorded 1,087 crimes previously (now 1,526, +40.4%).

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. Bearsted & Downswood has a resolution rate of 25.6% and Stone House has 34.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bearsted & Downswood falls within the Kent Police boundary. Stone House 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 Bearsted & Downswood and Stone House. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.