Total Crime Rate

510.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

251.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 510.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 251.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 223.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.6 10/10
  • Drugs 39.6 10/10
  • Other theft 32.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cottage Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 12th 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 Cottage Road (CT11 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 510.8 per 1,000 residents and was 215.3% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 251.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Road (CT11 8HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belmont Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cottage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Packer'S Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artillery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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