Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 54.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Vale Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 178th 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 Vale Road (CT11 9LU) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (CT11 9LU), 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 Road area

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

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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