Total Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Lymington Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Birchington South , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lymington Road (CT8 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lymington Road (CT8 8EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lymington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Westgate-On-Sea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate-On-Sea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Augustines Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tidewell Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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