CT12 has an annual crime rate of 96.83 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for March 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in CT12?

As of March 2026, CT12 has an annual crime rate of 96.83 per 1,000 residents, based on 283 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in CT12?

The most common crime type in CT12 is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 126 incidents in March 2026 — 44.5% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the CT12 local authority area.

March 2026 Source: Police.uk

CT12 Crime Intelligence Report

CT12 recorded 283 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 9.64 per 1,000 residents. Crime has increased by 57.2% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 11.0% higher.

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Key Statistics

monitoring96.83 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment283 crimes recorded in March 2026
trending_upCrime up 11.0% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

283

trending_up +57.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

96.83per 1k

Moderate

Active Postcodes

630

Within CT12 district

Thanet

29,362

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
Shopping Area Map	total: 22 Shoplifting: 12 Other theft: 3	22
Petrol Station Map	total: 19 Violence and sexual offences: 11 Drugs: 2	19
Antolin Way Map	total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Drugs: 2	10
Surrey Close Map	total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 2	9
Bowman Walk Map	total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 9	9
Bishop Close Map	total: 8 Shoplifting: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 1	8
Lynx Street Map	total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Drugs: 1	8
Allenby Road Map	total: 7 Public order: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1	7
Newington Road Map	total: 6 Robbery: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1	6
Fitzroy Avenue Map	total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1	5

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

283 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

126

44.5%

Anti-social Behaviour

12.4%

Shoplifting

8.8%

Criminal Damage & Arson

6.7%

Other Theft

6.4%

Public Order

5.7%

Drug Offences

4.9%

Other Crime

3.9%

Weapons Possession

3.2%

Vehicle Crime

1.4%

Robbery

0.7%

Theft from Person

0.7%

Bicycle Theft

0.4%

Burglary

0.4%

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +57.2%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +11.0%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.0%

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