Crime Rate in Birchington South, ward

Birchington South has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Thanet district and the 3212th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 450th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Birchington South in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Thanet district average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Birchington South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 218 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 242 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Birchington South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 51 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Square (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.