Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 67.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Royal Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Road (CT11 9LF) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Road (CT11 9LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Royal Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Liverpool Lawn Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cannonbury Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vale Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpha Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Ivy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannonbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paragon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Addington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodney Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Townley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Townley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ivy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal
Apr 2026Other theft Eldon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal

Data Sources

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