Blendon and Penhill vs Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley

Blendon and Penhill has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,505 crimes in the last 12 months. Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley has a safety score of 66/100 (Safe) with 228 crimes. Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Blendon and Penhill shows a year-on-year crime trend of -7.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley shows +2.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Blendon and Penhill, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (396 incidents). In Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley, it is Violent Crime (90 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Blendon and Penhill recorded 392 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley recorded 31. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Blendon and Penhill totalled 396 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 90 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, Blendon and Penhill recorded 1,628 crimes (now 1,505, a change of -7.6%). Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley recorded 223 crimes previously (now 228, +2.2%).

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. Blendon and Penhill has a resolution rate of 30.1% and Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley has 42.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Blendon and Penhill 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 Blendon and Penhill 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.