Total Crime Rate

207.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 207.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Arklow Square area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 68th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arklow Square (CT11 8PS) in the last 12 months was 207.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% higher 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 115.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arklow Square (CT11 8PS), the main crime hotspot is near Belmont Street. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Arklow Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augusta Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Augusta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augusta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Packer'S Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dane Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dane Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft D'Este Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences D'Este Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Truro Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Road
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 Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alma Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Road

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.