Crime Rate in Westbrook, ward

Westbrook has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Thanet district and the 2031st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 248th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Westbrook in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower than the Thanet district average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Westbrook’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 192 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Westbrook ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Westbrook Gardens. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.