Total Crime Rate
207.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
115.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 68th 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 Victoria Road (CT11 8BY) in the last 12 months was 207.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% higher 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 115.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (CT11 8BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newcastle Hill, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pike Lane (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wellesley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thanet Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pike Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alma Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcastle Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Albert Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newcastle Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newcastle Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Artillery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Augusta Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Augusta Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Packer'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Honeysuckle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Truro Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Truro Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montefiore Cottages | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | D'Este Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | D'Este Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plains Of Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellevue Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Augusta Place | Under investigation |
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