Total Crime Rate
192.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Birchington South , and the 76th 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 Park Road (CT7 0AD) in the last 12 months was 192.6 per 1,000 residents and was 166.2% higher than the Birchington South average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Road (CT7 0AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Powell Cotton Drive, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newbury Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birchington South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Powell Cotton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Powell Cotton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edenfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Powell Cotton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newbury Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laming Road | Under investigation |
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