Total Crime Rate

459.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 459.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 109.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.8 10/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Union Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Union Street (CT11 8QB) in the last 12 months was 459.4 per 1,000 residents and was 181.4% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -81.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 170.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (CT11 8QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 135 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 Union Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Coleman'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Camden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Effingham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Effingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Effingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Camden Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Albion Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Hill —
Sep 2025Drugs Newcastle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Church Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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