Penenden Heath vs Sir Moses Montefiore

Penenden Heath has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,410 crimes in the last 12 months. Sir Moses Montefiore has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 809 crimes. Penenden Heath scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Penenden Heath shows a year-on-year crime trend of +51.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Sir Moses Montefiore shows +108.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Penenden Heath, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (529 incidents). In Sir Moses Montefiore, it is Violent Crime (338 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Penenden Heath recorded 243 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sir Moses Montefiore recorded 125. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Penenden Heath totalled 529 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 338 in Sir Moses Montefiore. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Penenden Heath recorded 932 crimes (now 1,410, a change of +51.3%). Sir Moses Montefiore recorded 388 crimes previously (now 809, +108.5%).

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. Penenden Heath has a resolution rate of 36.6% and Sir Moses Montefiore has 28.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Penenden Heath falls within the Kent Police boundary. Sir Moses Montefiore 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 Penenden Heath and Sir Moses Montefiore. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.