Total Crime Rate

256.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.3 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 256.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.8 10/10
  • Drugs 75.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.5 9/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

John Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bradstowe , and the 46th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Street (CT10 1LS) in the last 12 months was 256.3 per 1,000 residents and was 133.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (CT10 1LS), 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 John Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wrotham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street 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 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Road
Apr 2026Drugs Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oscar Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dundonald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephen Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thanet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrotham Road

Data Sources

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