Total Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vale Square area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 449 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 Vale Square (CT11 9DA) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% lower than the Central Harbour average (162.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vale Square (CT11 9DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grundy'S Hill, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Townley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grundy'S Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grundy'S Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ivy Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpha Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Townley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grundy'S Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Townley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethelbert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethelbert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethelbert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cannon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Liverpool Lawn | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Cliff Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Cliff Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grundy'S Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grundy'S Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Paragon | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duncan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Addington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Grundy'S Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eldon Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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