Total Crime Rate

164.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 164.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hartsdown Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Garlinge , and the 91st 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 Hartsdown Road (CT9 5RD) in the last 12 months was 164.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% higher than the Garlinge average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 107.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartsdown Road (CT9 5RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swallow Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartsdown Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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