Total Crime Rate

145.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 145.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Chatham Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 101st highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chatham Street (CT11 7PP) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Street (CT11 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shah Place (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chatham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grundy'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Church Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Place Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fortuna Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grundy'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grundy'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grundy'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cannon Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grundy'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paradise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paradise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grundy'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Claremont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grundy'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grundy'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Dumpton Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Dumpton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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