Blean Forest vs Walderslade

Blean Forest has a safety score of 62/100 (Average) and recorded 314 crimes in the last 12 months. Walderslade has a safety score of 60/100 (Average) with 237 crimes. Blean Forest scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Blean Forest shows a year-on-year crime trend of +3.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Walderslade shows +95.9% (rising). 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 (94 incidents). In Walderslade, it is Violent Crime (103 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Blean Forest recorded 27 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Walderslade recorded 58. 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 94 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 103 in Walderslade. 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 303 crimes (now 314, a change of +3.6%). Walderslade recorded 121 crimes previously (now 237, +95.9%).

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 57.9% and Walderslade has 29.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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