Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow vs St. Stephen's

Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) and recorded 855 crimes in the last 12 months. St. Stephen's has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 1,914 crimes. Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow 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. St. Stephen's shows +103.4% (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 St. Stephen's, it is Violent Crime (682 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 St. Stephen's recorded 341. 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 682 in St. Stephen's. 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%). St. Stephen's recorded 941 crimes previously (now 1,914, +103.4%).

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. Hoo St Werburgh and High Halstow has a resolution rate of 33.3% and St. Stephen's has 39%. 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. St. Stephen's 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 St. Stephen's. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.