Total Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 141.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Friends Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 106th 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 Friends Avenue (CT9 3XE) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 100.5% higher than the Beacon Road average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friends Avenue (CT9 3XE), the main crime hotspot is near Tomlin Drive. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friends Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Mary'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Friends Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northdown Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Francis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmer Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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