Broadmead vs Fawkham and West Kingsdown

Broadmead has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,176 crimes in the last 12 months. Fawkham and West Kingsdown has a safety score of 50/100 (Average) with 368 crimes. Fawkham and West Kingsdown scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Broadmead shows a year-on-year crime trend of +105.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Fawkham and West Kingsdown shows +16.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Broadmead, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (400 incidents). In Fawkham and West Kingsdown, it is Violent Crime (121 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Broadmead recorded 183 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Fawkham and West Kingsdown recorded 51. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Broadmead totalled 400 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 121 in Fawkham and West Kingsdown. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Broadmead recorded 573 crimes (now 1,176, a change of +105.2%). Fawkham and West Kingsdown recorded 316 crimes previously (now 368, +16.5%).

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. Broadmead has a resolution rate of 33.9% and Fawkham and West Kingsdown has 27.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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