Crime Rate in Cliftonville West, ward

Cliftonville West has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 wards in Thanet district and the 409th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 50th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cliftonville West in the last 12 months was 176.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% higher than the Thanet district average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cliftonville West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 789 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 908 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cliftonville West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.