Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Old Boundary Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Birchington South , and the 115th highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Boundary Road (CT8 8AA) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Boundary Road (CT8 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hockeredge Gardens, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Boundary Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Roxburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Mildred'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Boundary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Boundary Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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