This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.96 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.96 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Thanet
Crime trends · Thanet
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
550
YoY stable
ASB
205
YoY +15%
Vehicle Crime
37
YoY +42%
Burglary
24
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
113
YoY +10%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
67
YoY +12%
Other Crime
46
YoY +24%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · other crime up sharply · burglary rising
1,313
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Thanet
Ethnicity
Total residents: 140,632
White Brit.87.3%
Other White4.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.0%
+ other · 7.2%
Religion
Total residents: 140,605
Christian46.7%
No religion44.1%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim1.5%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 140,599
50–6420.4%
35–4917.7%
65–7412.6%
25–3411.6%
75–848.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Total households: 62,149
Other17.1%
Any member 66+16.4%
All members 66+10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
