Meopham North vs Painters Ash

Meopham North has a safety score of 71/100 (Safe) and recorded 153 crimes in the last 12 months. Painters Ash has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 983 crimes. Meopham North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Meopham North shows a year-on-year crime trend of +15% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Painters Ash shows +148.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Meopham North, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (56 incidents). In Painters Ash, it is Violent Crime (309 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Meopham North recorded 30 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Painters Ash recorded 194. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Meopham North totalled 56 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 309 in Painters Ash. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Meopham North recorded 133 crimes (now 153, a change of +15%). Painters Ash recorded 396 crimes previously (now 983, +148.2%).

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. Meopham North has a resolution rate of 33.3% and Painters Ash has 32.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Meopham North falls within the Kent Police boundary. Painters Ash 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 Meopham North and Painters Ash. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.