Total Crime Rate

166.7 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 23.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Station Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Birchington South , and the 90th 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 Station Road (CT8 8RB) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 130.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (CT8 8RB), the main crime hotspot is near Courtlands Way. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Mildreds Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Egbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tidewell Mews —
Sep 2025Public order Westgate-On-Sea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Mildred'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate-On-Sea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Roxburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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