Total Crime Rate

23.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Cliff Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bradstowe , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Cliff Avenue (CT10 1QA) in the last 12 months was 23.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Bradstowe average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Cliff Avenue (CT10 1QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thanet Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charlotte Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Cliff Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street
Apr 2026Drugs Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chandos Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thanet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thanet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thanet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thanet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thanet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephen Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oscar Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dundonald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leybourn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wrotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wrotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wrotham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrotham Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wrotham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road

Data Sources

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