Total Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Kingston Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Garlinge , and the 187th highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingston Avenue (CT9 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% lower than the Garlinge average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Avenue (CT9 5NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Craven Close. 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 Kingston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Craven Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fulham Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caxton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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