Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whitfield Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitfield Avenue (CT10 3HX) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the Beacon Road average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , 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 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitfield Avenue (CT10 3HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dane Valley Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fosters Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitfield Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dane Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Princess Anne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Princess Anne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fordwich Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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