Thanet Safe is a radio system set up to help prevent theft and anti-social behaviour within Thanet, whilst also promoting crime prevetion and education measures, and now has over 300 members across the area. Working in conjunction with local businesses, the Police, Thanet District Council, Thanet Safety Community Partnership and CCTV, it provides an invaluable back up resource to existing methods of criminal detection and prevention.
The first Thanet Safe (in Ramsgate) was set up in 1999, closely followed by Margate in 2000 and then Broadstairs in 2003, incorporating Westwood Cross. The radio system has been a resounding success in all the areas where it has been installed, and statistics have confirmed that once the scheme is up and running, there is a good reduction in anti-social behaviour, shoplifting, and other criminal activities.
In areas already covered by CCTV, monitored by the Thanet District Council control room, members of the scheme are linked to the TV operators, which has proved an excellent way of identifying and detecting offenders. All Thanet Safe radios are also linked to the local Kent Police officers, Community Wardens and the Police Support Officers.
Thanet Safe also operate an Exclusion Policy, which is issued to prolific offenders, banning them from entering members' premises. More information about this can be found by
If you would like more information about Thanet Safe, then please get in touch using the details on our
The Thanet Safe Exclusion Notice Scheme, which is supported by Kent Police, is operated to assist in the prevention of retail crime and anti-social behaviour.
The scheme works by utilising both the day and night-time business community as one voice, sending out a strong message to persistent thieves and troublemakers that they are known, and not welcome, in the Thanet area. This collective approach has proved to be a successful way of dealing with prolific offenders, by excluding them from members' shops, stores and businesses for a period of twelve months, whether or not an offence has been committed on their premises.
The scheme is administered by Thanet Safe Ltd.
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Welcome to the Thanet Safe website.
The purpose of Thanet Safe Ltd is to promote crime prevention and education measures within Thanet, in conjunction with local business, the Police, Thanet District Council and other community and voluntary agencies. This is to protect people and property and prevent criminal acts by the encouragement of greater public participation in the prevention of crime.
The aims of Thanet Safe are...
To provide instant communication to fellow traders
To promote further communication between Police, Thanet District Council and local businesses
If you would like to anonymously provide information about an incident, you can also call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
