Total Crime Rate
459.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025School Lane 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 School Lane (CT11 8QX) 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 School Lane (CT11 8QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harbour Street (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central Harbour| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | York Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Dumpton Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Denmark Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pike Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pike Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | La Belle Alliance Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellevue Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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