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

Newcastle Hill 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 Newcastle Hill (CT11 8PF) 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 Newcastle Hill (CT11 8PF), 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 Newcastle Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wellesley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Packer'S Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montefiore Cottages Under investigation
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 2026Public order Alma Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Alma Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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