Dumpton
Middle areaEast Thanet. 8,178 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Dumpton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Dumpton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dumpton at a rate of 78.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 114.8 per 1,000 people across Thanet.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 259 |
| Other crime | 101 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 88 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 81 |
| Shoplifting | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 28 |
| Drug offences | 24 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Dumpton compares
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Is Dumpton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dumpton at a rate of 78.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 114.8 per 1,000 people across Thanet.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dumpton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (259), other crime (101) and anti-social behaviour (88).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Thanet
These figures are published for the whole of Thanet, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Thanet and not Dumpton alone. See Thanet
Dumpton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Dumpton was £270,000 in 2025.
Dumpton had 8,206 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Dumpton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Dumpton, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.