Reculver vs Southborough & Bidborough

Reculver has a safety score of 73/100 (Safe) and recorded 175 crimes in the last 12 months. Southborough & Bidborough has a safety score of 75/100 (Safe) with 160 crimes. Southborough & Bidborough scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Reculver shows a year-on-year crime trend of -20.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Southborough & Bidborough shows -19.2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Reculver, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (65 incidents). In Southborough & Bidborough, it is Violent Crime (72 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Reculver recorded 31 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Southborough & Bidborough recorded 11. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Reculver totalled 65 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 72 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, Reculver recorded 221 crimes (now 175, a change of -20.8%). Southborough & Bidborough recorded 198 crimes previously (now 160, -19.2%).

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. Reculver has a resolution rate of 0% and Southborough & Bidborough has 33.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Reculver 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 Reculver and Southborough & Bidborough. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.