Highfield vs Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet

Highfield has a safety score of 52/100 (Average) and recorded 320 crimes in the last 12 months. Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet has a safety score of 58/100 (Average) with 352 crimes. Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Highfield shows a year-on-year crime trend of +272.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet shows +23.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Highfield, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (133 incidents). In Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet, it is Shoplifting (104 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Highfield recorded 26 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet 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 Highfield totalled 133 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 72 in Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Highfield recorded 86 crimes (now 320, a change of +272.1%). Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet recorded 285 crimes previously (now 352, +23.5%).

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. Highfield has a resolution rate of 38.9% and Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet has 53.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Highfield falls within the Kent Police boundary. Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet 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 Highfield and Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.