Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton vs Little Stour & Ashstone

Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton has a safety score of 92/100 (Very Safe) and recorded 33 crimes in the last 12 months. Little Stour & Ashstone has a safety score of 76/100 (Safe) with 156 crimes. Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton shows a year-on-year crime trend of -23.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Little Stour & Ashstone shows -18.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (9 incidents). In Little Stour & Ashstone, it is Violent Crime (64 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton recorded 9 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Little Stour & Ashstone recorded 36. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton totalled 8 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 64 in Little Stour & Ashstone. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton recorded 43 crimes (now 33, a change of -23.3%). Little Stour & Ashstone recorded 191 crimes previously (now 156, -18.3%).

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. Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton has a resolution rate of 50% and Little Stour & Ashstone has 26.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton falls within the Kent Police boundary. Little Stour & Ashstone 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 Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton and Little Stour & Ashstone. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.