Rural Tunbridge Wells vs Strood West

Rural Tunbridge Wells has a safety score of 59/100 (Average) and recorded 332 crimes in the last 12 months. Strood West has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,318 crimes. Rural Tunbridge Wells scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Rural Tunbridge Wells shows a year-on-year crime trend of -17.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Strood West shows +7.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Rural Tunbridge Wells, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (104 incidents). In Strood West, it is Violent Crime (614 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Rural Tunbridge Wells recorded 64 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Strood West recorded 209. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Rural Tunbridge Wells totalled 104 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 614 in Strood West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Rural Tunbridge Wells recorded 404 crimes (now 332, a change of -17.8%). Strood West recorded 1,227 crimes previously (now 1,318, +7.4%).

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. Rural Tunbridge Wells has a resolution rate of 0% and Strood West has 34.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Rural Tunbridge Wells falls within the Kent Police boundary. Strood West 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 Rural Tunbridge Wells and Strood West. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.