Crime Rate in Central Harbour, ward

Central Harbour has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Thanet district and the 518th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 63rd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Central Harbour in the last 12 months was 163.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% higher than the Thanet district average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Central Harbour’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 582 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 9 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 668 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Central Harbour ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Police Station, with 109 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Harbour Street (43 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.