Buckland vs Chatham Central & Brompton

Buckland has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,176 crimes in the last 12 months. Chatham Central & Brompton has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 10,612 crimes. Chatham Central & Brompton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Buckland shows a year-on-year crime trend of +77.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Chatham Central & Brompton shows +2.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Buckland, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (510 incidents). In Chatham Central & Brompton, it is Violent Crime (3,962 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Buckland recorded 213 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Chatham Central & Brompton recorded 2,020. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Buckland totalled 510 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 3,962 in Chatham Central & Brompton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Buckland recorded 662 crimes (now 1,176, a change of +77.6%). Chatham Central & Brompton recorded 10,365 crimes previously (now 10,612, +2.4%).

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. Buckland has a resolution rate of 30.4% and Chatham Central & Brompton has 29.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Buckland falls within the Kent Police boundary. Chatham Central & Brompton 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 Buckland and Chatham Central & Brompton. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.