Blackheath Westcombe vs Kentish Town South

Blackheath Westcombe has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,724 crimes in the last 12 months. Kentish Town South has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 18,516 crimes. Kentish Town South scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Blackheath Westcombe shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Kentish Town South shows -8.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Blackheath Westcombe, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,058 incidents). In Kentish Town South, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (3,900 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Blackheath Westcombe recorded 732 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Kentish Town South recorded 3,900. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Blackheath Westcombe totalled 1,058 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 3,863 in Kentish Town South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Blackheath Westcombe recorded 3,928 crimes (now 3,724, a change of -5.2%). Kentish Town South recorded 20,308 crimes previously (now 18,516, -8.8%).

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. Blackheath Westcombe has a resolution rate of 31.3% and Kentish Town South has 30.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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