Total Crime Rate

654.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

319.2 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 654.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 319.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 270.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.4 10/10
  • Drugs 55.4 10/10
  • Other theft 39.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.1 8/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High 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.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Belmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street
Apr 2026Other theft Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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 Albion Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wellesley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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