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Crime in CT7

How much crime is recorded in CT7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Thanet
Region
South East
Population
21,829 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CT7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT7, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

CT7National
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Burglary5.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft4.14.5
Shoplifting3.78.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order2.34.6
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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