Crap Towns / Southborough / Crime

How much crime is there in Southborough?

The police recorded 49.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Southborough from September 2023 to August 2026, 36% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 23.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 41.7, down from 52.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	52.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	53.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	41.7	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	23.8	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.2	7.0
Other theft	4.5	5.4
Shoplifting	3.7	7.1
Public order	2.9	6.6
Vehicle crime	2.7	3.8
Other crime	2.0	2.0
Burglary	1.8	3.1
Drugs	1.7	2.4
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Theft from the person	0.0	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Paddock Wood	9.6 km	81.1
Edenbridge	14.5 km	74.5
Royal Tunbridge Wells	3.0 km	69.7
Tonbridge	4.4 km	69.6
Pembury	5.0 km	65.0
Sevenoaks	14.2 km	54.1
Southborough	–	49.1
Rusthall and Langton Green	4.2 km	38.1
Crowborough	13.6 km	37.3
Kings Hill	16.4 km	33.0
Otford and Kemsing	17.8 km	31.2
The typical town	–	76.2