Blean Forest vs Chestfield

Blean Forest has a safety score of 64/100 (Average) and recorded 283 crimes in the last 12 months. Chestfield has a safety score of 67/100 (Safe) with 309 crimes. Chestfield scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Blean Forest shows a year-on-year crime trend of -13.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Chestfield shows -17.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Blean Forest, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (86 incidents). In Chestfield, it is Violent Crime (79 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Blean Forest recorded 28 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Chestfield recorded 55. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Blean Forest totalled 86 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 79 in Chestfield. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Blean Forest recorded 326 crimes (now 283, a change of -13.2%). Chestfield recorded 374 crimes previously (now 309, -17.4%).

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. Blean Forest has a resolution rate of 20% and Chestfield has 43.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Blean Forest falls within the Kent Police boundary. Chestfield 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 Blean Forest and Chestfield. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.