Total Crime Rate
149.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 97th 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 King Street (CT11 8NY) in the last 12 months was 149.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Street (CT11 8NY), 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 | Possession of weapons | Belmont Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcastle Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plains Of Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Packer'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Artillery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Camden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newcastle Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newcastle Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alma Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alma Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
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