Total Crime Rate

320.7 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 320.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.8 10/10
  • Other theft 32.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 451 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 Church Road (CT11 8RF) in the last 12 months was 320.7 per 1,000 residents and was 96.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 114.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (CT11 8RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 109 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbot'S Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardres Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Newcastle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Hill β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cavendish Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Hill β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Coleman'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Church Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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