Total Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Station Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Birchington South , and the 139th highest crime rate of 449 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 8RT) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% higher than the Birchington South average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (CT8 8RT), the main crime hotspot is near Courtlands Way. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 31 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hockeredge Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Quex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Boundary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Boundary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hockeredge Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Courtlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briary Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sussex Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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