Crap Towns / Pembury / Crime

How much crime is there in Pembury?

The police recorded 65.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Pembury from September 2023 to August 2026, 15% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 36.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 64.6, down from 73.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	73.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	56.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	64.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	36.2	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.8	7.0
Public order	5.2	6.6
Other theft	5.1	5.4
Vehicle crime	3.2	3.8
Shoplifting	2.6	7.1
Burglary	2.5	3.1
Drugs	1.6	2.4
Other crime	1.5	2.0
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Robbery	0.1	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Paddock Wood	5.5 km	81.1
Royal Tunbridge Wells	4.6 km	69.7
Tonbridge	6.0 km	69.6
Pembury	–	65.0
Staplehurst	15.7 km	56.6
Sevenoaks	17.4 km	54.1
Southborough	5.0 km	49.1
Coxheath	16.2 km	48.4
Rusthall and Langton Green	8.0 km	38.1
Crowborough	15.8 km	37.3
Kings Hill	14.7 km	33.0
The typical town	–	76.2