Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morden Cottages area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 115th highest crime rate of 451 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 Morden Cottages (CT11 9LX) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower than the Central Harbour average (163.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morden Cottages (CT11 9LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morden Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannonbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vereth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priory Courtyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rodney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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