Southborough West
Middle areaNorth west Tunbridge Wells. 8,107 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Southborough West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Southborough West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southborough West at a rate of 31.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.3 per 1,000 people across Tunbridge Wells.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 102 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 50 |
| Other crime | 45 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Southborough West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Southborough West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southborough West at a rate of 31.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.3 per 1,000 people across Tunbridge Wells.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Southborough West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (102), anti-social behaviour (50) and other crime (45).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Tunbridge Wells
These figures are published for the whole of Tunbridge Wells, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Tunbridge Wells and not Southborough West alone. See Tunbridge Wells
Southborough West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Southborough West was £515,000 in 2025.
Southborough West had 8,078 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Southborough West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Southborough West, 83.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.