The aim of this article is to provide a brief overview of street level crime in Shorne Ridgeway using the latest Police statistics. Police data is usually published two months in arrears, so October 2019 are the latest figures. The data published by the Police are incidents that were reported to them in that month, not the crimes that were prosecuted and/or had further action taken. In by far the majority of incidents, no further action is taken.
There were a total of 8 street level crime incidents in Shorne Ridgeway in October 2019. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Anti Social Behaviour. Below are these incidents broken down by category.
Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Shorne Ridgeway, this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary| Crime Category | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Violent Crime | 5 |
| Anti Social Behaviour | 1 |
| Public Order | 1 |
| Vehicle Crime | 1 |
| All Crime | 8 |
Map of street level crime incidents in October 2019
Police data is divided in Policing Neighbourhoods. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Shorne Ridgeway. This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas.
Where Police data is not specific to an address for privacy reasons, most roads are represented by 1 to 2 markers or clusters. However, this should be enough to ascertain if the road you live in or are thinking of moving to, is a crime hot spot. The only exception could be where there is a large cluster of a single crime category on a street, as this could but not necessarily be related to multiple incidents at one address.
Crime incidents in neighbouring areas to Shorne Ridgeway
We've taken the ten nearest places to Shorne Ridgeway and ranked them by the number of crime incidents in each. This should allow you to see if Shorne Ridgeway has more crime than other surrounding areas.
| Location | Crime Incidents |
|---|---|
| Camer (3.1 miles) | 36 |
| Round Street (2.77 miles) | 28 |
| Cuxton (2.56 miles) | 24 |
| Higham (1.39 miles) | 21 |
| Lower Higham (2.24 miles) | 16 |
| Shorne (0.62 miles) | 14 |
| Upper Bush (2.48 miles) | 14 |
| Cobham (1.75 miles) | 12 |
| Church Street (2.78 miles) | 9 |
| Shorne Ridgeway | 8 |
Most violent places near Shorne Ridgeway
The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. We have taken the ten nearest place to Shorne Ridgeway and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood.
| Location | Violent Incidents |
|---|---|
| Camer | 12 |
| Shorne | 9 |
| Round Street | 8 |
| Cuxton | 7 |
| Lower Higham | 6 |
| Higham | 5 |
| Upper Bush | 5 |
| Shorne Ridgeway | 5 |
| Church Street | 4 |
| Cobham | 2 |
Information provided by data.police.uk
Published under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Hoo, if you smoke weed then there's one dealer for every 3 people
Strood, Rochester, Kent
Rochester should forget Dickens. He's dead & the town should try a new trick
Gravesend, otherwise known as the armpit of Kent
Gravesend: Yea or Nay?
Chatham, Kent, aka Chavham
Chatham: the dog sh*t splattered patio of the Garden of England
Tilbury, a God-forsaken town of disgruntled, rancorous d*ckheads
