Total Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 81.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · 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 24th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 196th 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 8NZ) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (CT11 8NZ), 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 King Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Avenue 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 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montefiore Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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