Total Crime Rate

222.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newcastle Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 60th highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newcastle Hill (CT11 8PF) in the last 12 months was 222.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% higher than the Central Harbour average (163.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 130.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% 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 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newcastle Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Camden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Camden Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellevue Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arklow Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardres Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Old Dairy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbot'S Hill β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kent Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Newcastle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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