Total Crime Rate

273.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 273.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chatham Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 46th highest crime rate of 451 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 7PR) in the last 12 months was 273.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% higher than the Central Harbour average (163.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 138.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Street (CT11 7PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shah Place (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chatham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cavendish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elms Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Dumpton Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cavendish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eagle Hill —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Place Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Fortuna Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shah Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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