Sheppey Central vs Thanet Villages

Sheppey Central has a safety score of 29/100 (Below Average) and recorded 633 crimes in the last 12 months. Thanet Villages has a safety score of 13/100 (High Crime) with 709 crimes. Sheppey Central scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Sheppey Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of -15.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Thanet Villages shows -0.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Sheppey Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (242 incidents). In Thanet Villages, it is Violent Crime (351 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Sheppey Central recorded 161 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Thanet Villages recorded 67. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Sheppey Central totalled 242 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 351 in Thanet Villages. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Sheppey Central recorded 752 crimes (now 633, a change of -15.8%). Thanet Villages recorded 713 crimes previously (now 709, -0.6%).

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. Sheppey Central has a resolution rate of 0% and Thanet Villages has 25%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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