Total Crime Rate

272.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.0 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 272.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.0 10/10
  • Other theft 40.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Other crime 24.0 10/10
  • Robbery 16.0 10/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Bridle Mews area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Thanet Villages , and the 41st 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 Bridle Mews (CT12 5FR) in the last 12 months was 272.0 per 1,000 residents and was 178.3% higher than the Thanet Villages average (97.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 136.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridle Mews (CT12 5FR), the main crime hotspot is near Spratling Lane. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridle Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunedin Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quetta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spratling Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spratling Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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