Postcode · Birchington
Crime in CT7 0HT
How much crime is recorded in CT7 0HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade
- Council
- Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,504 (2024)
CT7 0HTBirchington
How safe is CT7 0HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT7 0HT area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CT7 0HTNational
Violence and sexual offences38.723.6
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft5.34.5
Other crime4.11.5
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 71% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.