Total Crime Rate
28.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Luton Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bradstowe , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Luton Avenue (CT10 2DH) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Luton Avenue (CT10 2DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Georges Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Viking| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinburne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mildreds Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Mildreds Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Approach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
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