Total Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 68.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Linksfield Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Birchington South , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 451 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 Linksfield Road (CT8 8EU) in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linksfield Road (CT8 8EU), the main crime hotspot is near Hundreds Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linksfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guildford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chilham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Augustines Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linksfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hundreds Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Linksfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hundreds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Warren Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Warren Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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