Total Crime Rate
510.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
251.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King Street 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 King Street (CT11 8NN) 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 King Street (CT11 8NN), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Cliff Arcade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| 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 | Other crime | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Cliff Arcade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleman'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbour Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prospect Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alma Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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