Crime in CT8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
CT8 recorded 56 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.61 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 37.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 8.2% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring44.82 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment56 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 8.2% year-on-year
Total Crimes
56Annual Crime Rate
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Within CT8 district
Thanet
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey Court Map | total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Other crime: 1 | 5 |
| The School Close Map | total: 3 Other crime: 2 Other theft: 1 | 3 |
| Courtlands Way Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Other theft: 1 | 3 |
| Cambourne Avenue Map | total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 3 |
| Quex Road Map | total: 2 Other theft: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| Old Boundary Road Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
| Cedric Road Map | total: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| Thanet Road Map | total: 2 Drugs: 1 Possession of weapons: 1 | 2 |
| St Mildred'S Road Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Shoplifting: 1 | 2 |
| Tidewell Mews Map | total: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2 | 2 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: CT8
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CT8 (37.5%). Criminal Damage & Arson (19.6%) and Other Theft (14.3%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in CT8 has fallen noticeably — by 8.2%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for CT8 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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