St Mary Cray vs Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount

St Mary Cray has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,958 crimes in the last 12 months. Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount has a safety score of 79/100 (Safe) with 145 crimes. Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

St Mary Cray shows a year-on-year crime trend of -1.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount shows -18.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In St Mary Cray, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (758 incidents). In Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount, it is Violent Crime (46 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

St Mary Cray recorded 536 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount recorded 36. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in St Mary Cray totalled 758 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 46 in Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, St Mary Cray recorded 3,012 crimes (now 2,958, a change of -1.8%). Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount recorded 177 crimes previously (now 145, -18.1%).

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. St Mary Cray has a resolution rate of 29.5% and Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount has 28.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

St Mary Cray falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount 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 St Mary Cray and Halstead, Knockholt and Badgers Mount. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.