Kennington vs Swanley St Mary's

Kennington has a safety score of 64/100 (Average) and recorded 210 crimes in the last 12 months. Swanley St Mary's has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) with 804 crimes. Kennington scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Kennington shows a year-on-year crime trend of +169.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Swanley St Mary's shows +27.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Kennington, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (74 incidents). In Swanley St Mary's, it is Violent Crime (269 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Kennington recorded 42 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Swanley St Mary's recorded 178. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Kennington totalled 74 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 269 in Swanley St Mary's. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Kennington recorded 78 crimes (now 210, a change of +169.2%). Swanley St Mary's recorded 629 crimes previously (now 804, +27.8%).

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. Kennington has a resolution rate of 36.7% and Swanley St Mary's has 40.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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