Total Crime Rate

121.9 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 121.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Friends Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 127th 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 Friends Avenue (CT9 3XE) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% higher than the Beacon Road average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friends Avenue (CT9 3XE), the main crime hotspot is near Tomlin Drive. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 37 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Christopher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tomlin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tomlin Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlin Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmer Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Irvine Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irvine Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Northdown Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hinchliffe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Francis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Friendly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Francis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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