Culverden vs Southborough & Bidborough

Culverden has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,055 crimes in the last 12 months. Southborough & Bidborough has a safety score of 67/100 (Safe) with 433 crimes. Southborough & Bidborough scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Culverden shows a year-on-year crime trend of +5.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Southborough & Bidborough shows -17.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Culverden, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (357 incidents). In Southborough & Bidborough, it is Violent Crime (180 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Culverden recorded 233 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Southborough & Bidborough recorded 48. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Culverden totalled 357 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 180 in Southborough & Bidborough. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Culverden recorded 1,001 crimes (now 1,055, a change of +5.4%). Southborough & Bidborough recorded 523 crimes previously (now 433, -17.2%).

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. Culverden has a resolution rate of 36.7% and Southborough & Bidborough has 20%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Culverden falls within the Kent Police boundary. Southborough & Bidborough 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 Culverden and Southborough & Bidborough. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.