Total Crime Rate

680.8 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 680.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 309.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.0 10/10
  • Drugs 78.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.1 10/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.8 10/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
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

Effingham Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 9th 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 Effingham Street (CT11 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 680.8 per 1,000 residents and was 316.9% 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 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (β‰ˆ 355.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 49.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Effingham Street (CT11 9AJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Effingham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbot'S Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
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 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elms Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardres Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person West Cliff Arcade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albion Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Street β€”

Data Sources

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