Total Crime Rate

186.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 186.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wellington Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 77th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Crescent (CT11 8JD) in the last 12 months was 186.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Crescent (CT11 8JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 113 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 Wellington Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wellesley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plains Of Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alma Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alma Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pike Lane 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 2026Possession of weapons Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Packer'S Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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