Newington vs Pembury & Capel

Newington has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,182 crimes in the last 12 months. Pembury & Capel has a safety score of 76/100 (Safe) with 81 crimes. Pembury & Capel scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Newington shows a year-on-year crime trend of +43.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Pembury & Capel shows +24.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Newington, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (616 incidents). In Pembury & Capel, it is Violent Crime (35 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Newington recorded 128 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Pembury & Capel recorded 15. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Newington totalled 616 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 35 in Pembury & Capel. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Newington recorded 824 crimes (now 1,182, a change of +43.5%). Pembury & Capel recorded 65 crimes previously (now 81, +24.6%).

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. Newington has a resolution rate of 24.7% and Pembury & Capel has 40%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Newington falls within the Kent Police boundary. Pembury & Capel 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 Newington and Pembury & Capel. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.