Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · 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 13th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwood Road (CT11 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -89.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -89.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwood Road (CT11 0AZ), 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 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellington Place
Sep 2025Other theft Price'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sharps Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime King Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Southwood Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seafield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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