Crime Rate in Birchington North, ward

Birchington North has the lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Thanet district and the 464th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 37th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Birchington North in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% lower than the Thanet district average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Birchington North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Birchington North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Alfred Road, with 8 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hengist Road (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.