Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe vs Little Stour & Ashstone

Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe has a safety score of 87/100 (Very Safe) and recorded 28 crimes in the last 12 months. Little Stour & Ashstone has a safety score of 76/100 (Safe) with 304 crimes. Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe shows a year-on-year crime trend of -28.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Little Stour & Ashstone shows -16% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (11 incidents). In Little Stour & Ashstone, it is Violent Crime (124 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe recorded 2 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Little Stour & Ashstone recorded 54. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe totalled 11 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 124 in Little Stour & Ashstone. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe recorded 39 crimes (now 28, a change of -28.2%). Little Stour & Ashstone recorded 362 crimes previously (now 304, -16%).

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. Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe has a resolution rate of 0% and Little Stour & Ashstone has 28%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe falls within the Kent Police boundary. Little Stour & Ashstone 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 Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe and Little Stour & Ashstone. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.