Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow vs Minster Cliffs

Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) and recorded 855 crimes in the last 12 months. Minster Cliffs has a safety score of 33/100 (Below Average) with 542 crimes. Minster Cliffs scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow shows a year-on-year crime trend of -20% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Minster Cliffs shows +19.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (369 incidents). In Minster Cliffs, it is Violent Crime (202 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow recorded 205 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Minster Cliffs recorded 140. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow totalled 369 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 202 in Minster Cliffs. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow recorded 1,069 crimes (now 855, a change of -20%). Minster Cliffs recorded 455 crimes previously (now 542, +19.1%).

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. Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow has a resolution rate of 33.3% and Minster Cliffs has 22.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow falls within the Kent Police boundary. Minster Cliffs 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 Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow and Minster Cliffs. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.