Total Crime Rate
654.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
319.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 10th 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 High Street (CT11 9AB) in the last 12 months was 654.7 per 1,000 residents and was 304.1% 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 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 319.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (CT11 9AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belmont Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Belmont Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belmont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cavendish Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albion Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brunswick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wellesley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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