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Crime in CT8

How much crime is recorded in CT8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Thanet
Region
South East
Population
12,525 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CT8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).

CT8National
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft5.04.5
Burglary3.89.1
Shoplifting3.68.4
Public order2.84.6
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% 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.

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