Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry vs Pelham

Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry has a safety score of 63/100 (Average) and recorded 264 crimes in the last 12 months. Pelham has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 1,190 crimes. Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry shows a year-on-year crime trend of +11.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Pelham shows +99.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (99 incidents). In Pelham, it is Violent Crime (475 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry recorded 28 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Pelham recorded 192. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry totalled 99 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 475 in Pelham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry recorded 237 crimes (now 264, a change of +11.4%). Pelham recorded 597 crimes previously (now 1,190, +99.3%).

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. Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry has a resolution rate of 56.3% and Pelham has 41.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry falls within the Kent Police boundary. Pelham 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 Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry and Pelham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.