Total Crime Rate

149.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.1 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 149.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

King 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.

Crime Over Time in King Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plains Of Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Packer'S Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artillery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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