Total Crime Rate
1145.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
364.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026York Street area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around York Street (CT11 9DS) in the last 12 months was 1145.1 per 1,000 residents and was 606.9% higher than the Central Harbour average (162.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 18.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 364.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around York Street (CT11 9DS), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Camden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belmont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Street | — |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brunswick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | York Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madeira Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | York Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Cliff Arcade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prospect Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleman'S Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Cliff Arcade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Street | — |
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