Total Crime Rate
234.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chapel Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cliffsend and Pegwell , and the 55th highest crime rate of 451 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 Chapel Road (CT11 0BS) in the last 12 months was 234.7 per 1,000 residents and was 163.5% higher than the Cliffsend and Pegwell average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Road (CT11 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near Mays Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cliffsend and Pegwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilfred Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seafield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Price'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sharps Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dundonald Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southwood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellington Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Southwood Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilfred Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | King Edward Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashburnham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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