Total Crime Rate

138.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.3 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 138.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ethelbert Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Birchington South , and the 110th 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 Ethelbert Square (CT8 8SR) in the last 12 months was 138.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethelbert Square (CT8 8SR), 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 Ethelbert Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Dent-De-Lion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime The School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mordaunt Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Clement'S Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Courtlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ethelbert Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mildred'S Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mildred'S Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate-On-Sea Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary A28 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A28 —
Apr 2026Other crime The School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tidewell Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Egbert Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gordon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The School Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tidewell Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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