Cobham Hall (Including Kitchen and Stable Court) · Photo: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent · CC BY 2.5
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Safety in Cobham · police.uk, 2023–2026
Safety in Cobham: figures, but no grade
From September 2023 to August 2026, police recorded crimes inside Cobham’s built-up area; the town has no Safety Grade. A place needs 1,000 residents for a Safety Grade; Cobham has fewer, and its rate would swing with a few incidents. Out of every 1,000 residents, 32.1 violent and sexual offences and 41.2 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage are reported annually.
Violent crime
32.1
per 1,000 residents a year · graded
Homes & vehicles
41.2
burglary, vehicle crime, damage · graded
Shoplifting & theft
10.3
per 1,000 a year · not graded
Anti-social behaviour
14.9
reports per 1,000 a year · not graded
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
violent and sexual offences, 12 months to August 2026
7
homes & vehicles
1
shoplifting & theft
41
of the three, per 1,000
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 24 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 3 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
Trend · monthly
4 violent and sexual offences in the last 12 months, against 12 the year before
Violent crime per 1,000 a year
CobhamUK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Homes & vehicles per 1,000 a year
CobhamUK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month).
By type
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Violence & sexual offences13.7
Anti-social behaviour13.7
Criminal damage & arson10.3
Burglary6.9
Vehicle crime6.9
Other theft3.4
Drugs3.4
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other crime0
Bicycle theft0
Possession of weapons0
Robbery0
Theft from the person0
Violent (graded)Homes & vehicles (graded)Not gradedTypical town its size
Show as a table
Category
In the grade
Reports
Per 1,000
Typical
Violence & sexual offences
Violent
4
13.7
16.6
Anti-social behaviour
not graded
4
13.7
5.3
Criminal damage & arson
Home & vehicle
3
10.3
3.2
Burglary
Home & vehicle
2
6.9
1.6
Vehicle crime
Home & vehicle
2
6.9
1.5
Other theft
not graded
1
3.4
2.5
Drugs
not graded
1
3.4
0.6
Shoplifting
not graded
0
0
0
Public order
not graded
0
0
2.4
Other crime
not graded
0
0
1.1
Bicycle theft
not graded
0
0
0
Possession of weapons
Violent
0
0
0
Robbery
Violent
0
0
0
Theft from the person
not graded
0
0
0
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
Cobham records more graded crime per resident than every neighbour in the table. Shorne, 1.9 miles away, records 11.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Cobham’s 32.1.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
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Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
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Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where Cobham sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
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Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in Cobham
Is Cobham safe?
Police recorded 32.1 violent and sexual offences and 41.2 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Cobham’s built-up area).
Is crime going up in Cobham?
Police recorded 4 violent and sexual offences in the 12 months to August 2026, against 12 in the 12 months before. With numbers this small, a few crimes change the rate a lot.
What is the most common crime in Cobham?
Violence & sexual offences: 4 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came criminal damage & arson (3) and burglary (2), with 4 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Cobham compare with Rochester?
Rochester records 44.7 violent and sexual offences and 16.8 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Cobham’s 32.1 and 41.2, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Cobham Hall (Including Kitchen and Stable Court) · Photo: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent · CC BY 2.5