Swanley St Mary's vs West Downs

Swanley St Mary's has a safety score of 12/100 (High Crime) and recorded 804 crimes in the last 12 months. West Downs has a safety score of 74/100 (Safe) with 185 crimes. West Downs scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Swanley St Mary's shows a year-on-year crime trend of +27.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. West Downs shows -4.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Swanley St Mary's, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (269 incidents). In West Downs, it is Violent Crime (63 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Swanley St Mary's recorded 178 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while West Downs recorded 30. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Swanley St Mary's totalled 269 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 63 in West Downs. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Swanley St Mary's recorded 629 crimes (now 804, a change of +27.8%). West Downs recorded 194 crimes previously (now 185, -4.6%).

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. Swanley St Mary's has a resolution rate of 40.6% and West Downs has 50%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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