Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh vs Leeds & Langley

Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh has a safety score of 78/100 (Safe) and recorded 109 crimes in the last 12 months. Leeds & Langley has a safety score of 74/100 (Safe) with 84 crimes. Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh shows a year-on-year crime trend of -4.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Leeds & Langley shows +16.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (35 incidents). In Leeds & Langley, it is Violent Crime (26 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh recorded 17 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Leeds & Langley recorded 17. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh totalled 35 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 26 in Leeds & Langley. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh recorded 114 crimes (now 109, a change of -4.4%). Leeds & Langley recorded 72 crimes previously (now 84, +16.7%).

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. Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh has a resolution rate of 22.2% and Leeds & Langley has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh falls within the Kent Police boundary. Leeds & Langley 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 Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh and Leeds & Langley. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.