Barnehurst vs Kentish Town North

Barnehurst has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,223 crimes in the last 12 months. Kentish Town North has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 17,406 crimes. Kentish Town North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Barnehurst shows a year-on-year crime trend of +1.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Kentish Town North shows -2.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Barnehurst, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,139 incidents). In Kentish Town North, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (4,109 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Barnehurst recorded 610 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Kentish Town North recorded 4,109. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Barnehurst totalled 1,139 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 3,830 in Kentish Town North. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Barnehurst recorded 3,183 crimes (now 3,223, a change of +1.3%). Kentish Town North recorded 17,886 crimes previously (now 17,406, -2.7%).

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. Barnehurst has a resolution rate of 25.7% and Kentish Town North has 32.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Barnehurst falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Kentish Town North is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. 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 Barnehurst and Kentish Town North. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.