Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet vs Swanley St Mary's

Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet has a safety score of 58/100 (Average) and recorded 352 crimes in the last 12 months. Swanley St Mary's has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) with 804 crimes. Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet shows a year-on-year crime trend of +23.5% — 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 Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Shoplifting (104 incidents). In Swanley St Mary's, it is Violent Crime (269 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet recorded 51 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 Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet totalled 72 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, Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet recorded 285 crimes (now 352, a change of +23.5%). 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. Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet has a resolution rate of 53.1% and Swanley St Mary's has 40.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet 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 Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet 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.