Total Crime Rate

495.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 495.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 166.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • 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

The Square area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Birchington North , and the 16th 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 The Square (CT7 9AF) in the last 12 months was 495.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1861.3% higher than the Birchington North average (25.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 177.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (CT7 9AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Square (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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