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Crime and justice in Thanet

District

The east of the South East. 143,618 people in 104 square kilometres.

13 layers about crime and justice for Thanet, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Crime and ASB by neighbourhood

Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026

Under 323 or more

Thanet’s 86 neighbourhoods range from 1 to 133.

Crime and anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,684
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Crime and anti-social behaviour: Thanet among every council313 areas from 19 to 12,917. The middle area is 1,167. Thanet is 1,684.

Anti-social behaviour

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3,177
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Anti-social behaviour: Thanet among every council313 areas from 4 to 13,969. The middle area is 2,093. Thanet is 3,177.

Burglary

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
291
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Burglary: Thanet among every council313 areas from 6 to 6,781. The middle area is 406. Thanet is 291.

Criminal damage and arson

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,462
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Criminal damage and arson: Thanet among every council313 areas from 6 to 11,365. The middle area is 978. Thanet is 1,462.

Drug offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
698
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Drug offences: Thanet among every council313 areas from 2 to 7,670. The middle area is 369. Thanet is 698.

Other crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,421
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Other crime: Thanet among every council313 areas from 22 to 25,019. The middle area is 2,187. Thanet is 2,421.

Recorded crime rate

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
114.8 per 1,000
Worked out by Open Index · Aug 2026

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thanet at a rate of 114.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Against South East
41% higher81.3 per 1,000
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Recorded crime rate: Thanet among every council313 areas from 39.3 per 1,000 to 618.2 per 1,000. The middle area is 85.3 per 1,000. Thanet is 114.8 per 1,000.

Robbery

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
153
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Robbery: Thanet among every council313 areas from 0 to 3,601. The middle area is 101. Thanet is 153.

Shoplifting

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,200
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Shoplifting: Thanet among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,621. The middle area is 1,038. Thanet is 1,200.

Theft from the person

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
61
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Theft from the person: Thanet among every council313 areas from 0 to 17,267. The middle area is 54. Thanet is 61.

Vehicle crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
488
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Vehicle crime: Thanet among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,181. The middle area is 513. Thanet is 488.

Violence and sexual offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
6,540
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Violence and sexual offences: Thanet among every council313 areas from 49 to 62,950. The middle area is 4,756. Thanet is 6,540.

Street-level crime

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Thanet. The map shows each one.

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