Heath vs Homewood

Heath has a safety score of 38/100 (Below Average) and recorded 527 crimes in the last 12 months. Homewood has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 1,091 crimes. Heath scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Heath shows a year-on-year crime trend of +130.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Homewood shows +38.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Heath, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (136 incidents). In Homewood, it is Violent Crime (329 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Heath recorded 80 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Homewood recorded 268. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Heath totalled 136 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 329 in Homewood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Heath recorded 229 crimes (now 527, a change of +130.1%). Homewood recorded 786 crimes previously (now 1,091, +38.8%).

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. Heath has a resolution rate of 34% and Homewood has 31.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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