Central Harbour vs Palace Wood

Central Harbour has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,792 crimes in the last 12 months. Palace Wood has a safety score of 28/100 (Below Average) with 590 crimes. Palace Wood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Central Harbour shows a year-on-year crime trend of +27.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Palace Wood shows +63.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Central Harbour, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (753 incidents). In Palace Wood, it is Violent Crime (224 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Central Harbour recorded 338 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Palace Wood recorded 103. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Central Harbour totalled 753 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 224 in Palace Wood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Central Harbour recorded 1,401 crimes (now 1,792, a change of +27.9%). Palace Wood recorded 361 crimes previously (now 590, +63.4%).

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. Central Harbour has a resolution rate of 29.4% and Palace Wood has 32%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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