Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

The Vale area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bradstowe , and the 221st highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Vale (CT10 2DR) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Vale (CT10 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadstairs, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Approach Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Broadway Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadstairs —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadstairs —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinburne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mildreds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mildreds Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edge End Road —
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Data Sources

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