Total Crime Rate

433.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

195.0 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 433.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 195.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.1 10/10
  • Other theft 36.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.3 7/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Robbery 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
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

Chapel Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cliffsend and Pegwell , and the 21st 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 Chapel Road (CT11 0BS) in the last 12 months was 433.2 per 1,000 residents and was 408.5% higher than the Cliffsend and Pegwell average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 194.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 74.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Road (CT11 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chapel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wilfred Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ashburnham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wilfred Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hallcroft Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Grange —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Clifton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street St Lawrence Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Claremont Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mays Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mays Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mays Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street St Lawrence Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wilfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street St Lawrence —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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