Princes Park vs Watling

Princes Park has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) and recorded 892 crimes in the last 12 months. Watling has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 1,904 crimes. Watling scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Princes Park shows a year-on-year crime trend of +40.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Watling shows +26.8% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Princes Park, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (364 incidents). In Watling, it is Violent Crime (712 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Princes Park recorded 195 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Watling recorded 351. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Princes Park totalled 364 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 712 in Watling. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Princes Park recorded 633 crimes (now 892, a change of +40.9%). Watling recorded 1,502 crimes previously (now 1,904, +26.8%).

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. Princes Park has a resolution rate of 24.3% and Watling has 35.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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