Postcode · Westgate-on-Sea
Crime in CT8 8RF
How much crime is recorded in CT8 8RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westgate
- Council
- Thanet
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,668 (2024)
How safe is CT8 8RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT8 8RF area, 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
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
CT8 8RFNational
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Burglary1.99.1
Drugs1.92.4
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.