Total Crime Rate

460.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 460.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 247.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Other theft 30.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newcastle Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 21st 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 Newcastle Hill (CT11 8NH) in the last 12 months was 460.7 per 1,000 residents and was 182.1% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 262.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 79.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newcastle Hill (CT11 8NH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newcastle Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardres Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbot'S Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Camden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Camden Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denmark Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellevue Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft La Belle Alliance Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pike Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Dairy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pike Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbour Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kent Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harbour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kent Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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