Crime Statistics for Isle of Thanet, Thanet, Kent, 2024

Crime statistics for Isle of Thanet, Thanet

There were a total of 172 street level crime incidents in Isle of Thanet in January 2024. See where they were on the map below and broken down by categories. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Anti Social Behaviour.

Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Isle of Thanet, this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary

Crime CategoryIncidents
Violent Crime66
Anti Social Behaviour32
Criminal Damage Arson20
Other Theft12
Shoplifting11
Public Order8
Other Crime7
Vehicle Crime4
Possession Of Weapons3
Drugs3
Bicycle Theft2
Robbery2
Burglary2
All Crime172

Map of street level crime incidents in January 2024

Police data is divided in Policing Neighbourhoods. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Isle of Thanet. This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas.

How grim is your Postcode?

Where Police data is not specific to an address for privacy reasons, most roads are represented by 1 to 2 markers or clusters. However, this should be enough to ascertain if the road you live in or are thinking of moving to, is a crime hot spot. The only exception could be where there is a large cluster of a single crime category on a street, as this could but not necessarily be related to multiple incidents at one address.



Crime incidents in neighbouring areas to Isle of Thanet

We've taken the ten nearest places to Isle of Thanet and ranked them by the number of crime incidents in each. This should allow you to see if Isle of Thanet has more crime than other surrounding areas.

LocationCrime Incidents
Dumpton (1.54 miles)338
Bromstone (1.23 miles)253
Northwood (0.67 miles)239
Isle of Thanet172
St Peter’s (1.2 miles)165
St Lawrence (1.62 miles)148
Reading Street (1.46 miles)114
Twenties (1.56 miles)70
Haine (1.2 miles)67
Manston (1.64 miles)15

6.49%
of Northwood (Thanet) residents were born outside of the UK, according to the 2021 Census



Where are the most violent places near Isle of Thanet?

The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. We have taken the ten nearest place to Isle of Thanet and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood.

LocationViolent Incidents
Dumpton141
Bromstone90
Northwood84
Isle of Thanet66
St Peter’s54
St Lawrence46
Reading Street32
Twenties26
Haine26
Manston8

How likely are you to be a victim of crime in Isle of Thanet?

Every two years the government publishes the Index of Multiple Deprivation. One of those domains is crime, more precisely, how likely you are to be the victim of a what is known as 'personal crime', such as muggings or burglary. The governemnt publish these statitsics down to the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) or in simple geographic terms, a few roads. These statistics are also published on a ward level as an average of the LSOAs in that area. We have taken the average rank and converted it into a more accessble form, a score out of 100. Where the higher the score, the more likely you are in Isle of Thanet to be a victim of personal crime. Note that the following score has been generated from the 2019 statistics. At the time of writing, these have not been updated by the government during and since the COVID 19 pandemic.

How does crime in Isle of Thanet compare to surrounding wards?

We have taken the 10 nearest wards to Isle of Thanet and ranked them using our crime score based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation average rank for the ward. Isle of Thanet is ranked #3.

#WardScore
1Central Harbour94
2Dane Valley92
3Northwood92
4Eastcliff91
5Newington88
6Salmestone68
7Thanet Villages64
8Beacon Road62
9St Peters57
10Nethercourt51
11Bradstowe39

Which road in Isle of Thanet has the highest level of crime?

We have used the Index of Multiple Deprivation to find the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) in Isle of Thanet with the highest crime score. Accoding to the 2019 statistics, that is in and around Coleman Crescent.

Last updated: January 2024
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