Higham & Shorne vs Strood Rural

Higham & Shorne has a safety score of 83/100 (Safe) and recorded 37 crimes in the last 12 months. Strood Rural has a safety score of 41/100 (Below Average) with 540 crimes. Higham & Shorne scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Higham & Shorne shows a year-on-year crime trend of +19.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Strood Rural shows -26.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Higham & Shorne, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (8 incidents). In Strood Rural, it is Violent Crime (211 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Higham & Shorne recorded 8 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Strood Rural recorded 98. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Higham & Shorne totalled 5 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 211 in Strood Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Higham & Shorne recorded 31 crimes (now 37, a change of +19.4%). Strood Rural recorded 738 crimes previously (now 540, -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. Higham & Shorne has a resolution rate of 50% and Strood Rural has 35.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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