Total Crime Rate
255.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
133.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Memel Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 47th 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 Memel Place (CT11 9BY) in the last 12 months was 255.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 133.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Memel Place (CT11 9BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grundy'S Hill, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleman'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grundy'S Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethelbert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Paragon | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grundy'S Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grundy'S Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grundy'S Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grundy'S Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grundy'S Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethelbert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grundy'S Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chapel Place Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Addington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethelbert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Monkton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cannon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Liverpool Lawn | Local resolution |
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