Total Crime Rate

433.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 433.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 276.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

London Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cliffsend and Pegwell , and the 22nd 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 London Road (CT11 0DA) in the last 12 months was 433.1 per 1,000 residents and was 408.4% 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 Shoplifting with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CT11 0DA), 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 London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B2054 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cannonbury Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watchester Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eldon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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