Total Crime Rate
55.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lorne Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 179th lowest 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 Lorne Road (CT11 0AE) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower than the Central Harbour average (162.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lorne Road (CT11 0AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hallcroft Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eldon Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mays Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mays Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ashburnham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duncan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ayton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old School Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Claremont Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Grange | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eldon Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mays Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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