Total Crime Rate
62.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Vale area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bradstowe , and the 206th 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 The Vale (CT10 1RB) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Bradstowe average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Vale (CT10 1RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wrotham Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Viking| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandos Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvedere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvedere Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvedere Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvedere Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wrotham Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wrotham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wrotham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wrotham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wrotham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inverness Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dundonald Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Granville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stephen Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Approach Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oscar Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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