Crime Rates at Dickens Walk, Broadstairs, CT10 1TX

Dickens Walk 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 Dickens Walk (CT10 1TX) 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 Dickens Walk (CT10 1TX), 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.