Total Crime Rate

192.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 192.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Farrar 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 Farrar Road (CT7 0EX) 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 Farrar Road (CT7 0EX), the main crime hotspot is near The Square. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farrar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Powell Cotton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newbury Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edenfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stringer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Powell Cotton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Powell Cotton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laming Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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