Total Crime Rate

244.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.1 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 244.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Other theft 32.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 54th 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 8PD) in the last 12 months was 244.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% higher than the Central Harbour average (162.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (CT11 8PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 100 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Hill 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 crime Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Public order Alma Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alma Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plains Of Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artillery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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