Total Crime Rate
140.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
89.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bolton Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 107th 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 Bolton Street (CT11 7SD) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bolton Street (CT11 7SD), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 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 | Fortuna Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winstanley Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Christophers Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Christophers Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Christophers Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winstanley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Station Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millers Hill | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millers Hill | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Millers Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stephens Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stephens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Approach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Elizabeth Kemp Court | Awaiting court outcome |
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