Total Crime Rate
83.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Finsbury Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 194th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Finsbury Road (CT11 7NN) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Finsbury Road (CT11 7NN), the main crime hotspot is near Belmont Street. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Luke'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belmont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Packer'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dane Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dane Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dane Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pike Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Belmont Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Claremont Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Upper Dumpton Park Road | Under investigation |
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