Total Crime Rate
558.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
275.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Camden Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 11th 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 Camden Square (CT11 8HS) in the last 12 months was 558.3 per 1,000 residents and was 244.6% 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 275.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Camden Square (CT11 8HS), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Belmont Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belmont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pike Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wellesley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellevue Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Artillery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plains Of Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Street | — |
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