Total Crime Rate

144.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Vale Square area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vale Square (CT11 9DE) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower than the Central Harbour average (162.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Square (CT11 9DE), 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 Vale Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Townley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B2054 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodney Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duncan Road
Apr 2026Drugs Ivy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eldon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Townley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cannonbury Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpha Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watchester Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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