Total Crime Rate

219.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 219.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spitfire Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Thanet Villages , and the 61st highest crime rate of 451 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 Spitfire Way (CT12 5BU) in the last 12 months was 219.0 per 1,000 residents and was 135.6% higher than the Thanet Villages average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 192.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spitfire Way (CT12 5BU), the main crime hotspot is near Manston Airport, with 2 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spitfire Way area

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Data Sources

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