Total Crime Rate
55.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rose Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Birchington North , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rose Gardens (CT7 0DH) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% higher than the Birchington North average (29.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 9.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rose Gardens (CT7 0DH), the main crime hotspot is near Broadley Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mill Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mill Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ransome Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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