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

Roxburgh 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 Roxburgh Road (CT8 8RX) 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 Roxburgh Road (CT8 8RX), 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 Roxburgh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St Mildred'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roxburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate-On-Sea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Egbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Westgate-On-Sea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Boundary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Boundary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tidewell Mews
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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