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Figures recorded by Kent Police show how many violent and or sexual offences were reported in Thanet last year.

Thanks to the police.uk website, we are able to see how many types of violent and or sexual offences are reported in locations throughout the county.

What is a violent crime?

According to police, violent crime is a crime in 'which "the offender uses or threatens force upon a victim".

This entails both crimes in which the violent act is the objective, such as murder, as well as crimes in which violence is the means to an end.

Using the latest data available, we are able to see which the streets which have had the most reported incidents of violent and or sexual offences.

The data used for this article is a tally of reported violent crimes in each street from January 2017 to November 2017, as the latest figures for December have not yet been released.

Courtlands Way, Westgate-On-Sea – 30

Godwin Road, Margate – 31

Marine Gardens, Margate – 32

Madeira Walk, Ramsgate – 35

Buenos Ayres, Margate - 38

Moss End Mews, Ramsgate – 41

Marine Drive, Margate – 42

St Paul’s Road, Margate – 53

Broad Street, Ramsgate – 62

Herbert Place/Mill Lane, Margate – 83

York Street, Ramsgate – 144