Birchington North vs Coldharbour & Perry Street

Birchington North has a safety score of 67/100 (Safe) and recorded 170 crimes in the last 12 months. Coldharbour & Perry Street has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) with 3,418 crimes. Birchington North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Birchington North shows a year-on-year crime trend of +91% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Coldharbour & Perry Street shows -12.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Birchington North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (66 incidents). In Coldharbour & Perry Street, it is Violent Crime (1,281 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Birchington North recorded 32 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Coldharbour & Perry Street recorded 560. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Birchington North totalled 66 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,281 in Coldharbour & Perry Street. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Birchington North recorded 89 crimes (now 170, a change of +91%). Coldharbour & Perry Street recorded 3,921 crimes previously (now 3,418, -12.8%).

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. Birchington North has a resolution rate of 30% and Coldharbour & Perry Street has 40.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Birchington North falls within the Kent Police boundary. Coldharbour & Perry Street 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 Birchington North and Coldharbour & Perry Street. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.