Total Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southwood Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 451 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 Southwood Road (CT11 0AW) in the last 12 months was 44.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower than the Central Harbour average (163.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwood Road (CT11 0AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mays Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seafield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Price'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Southwood Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime King Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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