Total Crime Rate

525.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 525.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.6 10/10
  • Other theft 46.8 10/10
  • Drugs 39.6 10/10
  • Burglary 36.0 10/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· 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 55 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 14th 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 Cottage Road (CT11 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 525.2 per 1,000 residents and was 221.6% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (β‰ˆ 208.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% 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 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cottage Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Hill β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Newcastle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camden Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camden Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street β€”

Data Sources

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