Homewood vs Rochester West and Borstal

Homewood has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,091 crimes in the last 12 months. Rochester West and Borstal has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) with 1,777 crimes. Rochester West and Borstal scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Homewood shows a year-on-year crime trend of +38.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Rochester West and Borstal shows -20.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Homewood, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (329 incidents). In Rochester West and Borstal, it is Violent Crime (694 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Homewood recorded 268 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Rochester West and Borstal recorded 367. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Homewood totalled 329 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 694 in Rochester West and Borstal. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Homewood recorded 786 crimes (now 1,091, a change of +38.8%). Rochester West and Borstal recorded 2,228 crimes previously (now 1,777, -20.2%).

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. Homewood has a resolution rate of 31.4% and Rochester West and Borstal has 22.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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