Sheerness vs Willesborough

Sheerness has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,707 crimes in the last 12 months. Willesborough has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 823 crimes. Sheerness scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Sheerness shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Willesborough shows +20% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Sheerness, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,015 incidents). In Willesborough, it is Violent Crime (354 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Sheerness recorded 573 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Willesborough recorded 87. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Sheerness totalled 1,015 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 354 in Willesborough. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Sheerness recorded 2,762 crimes (now 2,707, a change of -2%). Willesborough recorded 686 crimes previously (now 823, +20%).

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. Sheerness has a resolution rate of 33.5% and Willesborough has 36.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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