Heston Central vs Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton

Heston Central has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 6,008 crimes in the last 12 months. Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton has a safety score of 93/100 (Very Safe) with 34 crimes. Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Heston Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of +6.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton shows -5.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Heston Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,941 incidents). In Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton, it is Violent Crime (7 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Heston Central recorded 1,315 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton recorded 7. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Heston Central totalled 1,941 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 7 in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Heston Central recorded 5,625 crimes (now 6,008, a change of +6.8%). Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton recorded 36 crimes previously (now 34, -5.6%).

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. Heston Central has a resolution rate of 23.7% and Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton has 100%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Heston Central falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton 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 Heston Central and Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.