Crime Rate in Cliftonville East, ward

Cliftonville East has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 wards in Thanet district and the 2622nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 495th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cliftonville East in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Thanet district average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cliftonville East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cliftonville East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Northdown Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.