Total Crime Rate

745.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

240.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 745.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 240.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 213.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 200.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.1 10/10
  • Other theft 50.0 10/10
  • Drugs 22.7 10/10
  • Other crime 22.7 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Union Square area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bradstowe , and the 7th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Union Square (CT10 1EX) in the last 12 months was 745.5 per 1,000 residents and was 579.8% higher than the Bradstowe average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 2.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 240.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Square (CT10 1EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thanet Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charlotte Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Union Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dundonald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thanet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thanet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thanet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thanet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thanet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadstairs Harbour
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shutler Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Road

Data Sources

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