Blackheath vs Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley

Blackheath has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 8,620 crimes in the last 12 months. Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley has a safety score of 66/100 (Safe) with 224 crimes. Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Blackheath shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley shows +1.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Blackheath, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (2,383 incidents). In Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley, it is Violent Crime (92 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Blackheath recorded 1,501 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley 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 Blackheath totalled 2,383 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 92 in Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Blackheath recorded 8,412 crimes (now 8,620, a change of +2.5%). Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley recorded 221 crimes previously (now 224, +1.4%).

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 has a resolution rate of 32.3% and Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley has 37.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Blackheath falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley 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 Blackheath and Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.