Total Crime Rate

220.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 220.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Southwood Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 61st highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwood Road (CT11 0AA) in the last 12 months was 220.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% higher than the Central Harbour average (162.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 103.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwood Road (CT11 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Southwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mays Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B2054 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Grange —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Eldon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mays Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mays Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cannonbury Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Claremont Gardens Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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