Crime Rate in Salmestone, ward

Salmestone has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Thanet district and the 660th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 75th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Salmestone in the last 12 months was 148.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% higher than the Thanet district average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Salmestone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 369 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 418 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Salmestone ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Drapers Avenue. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.