Total Crime Rate
58.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cumberland Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cumberland Road (CT11 9QL) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cumberland Road (CT11 9QL), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Cliff Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mays Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpha Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Richmond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cannonbury Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mays Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannonbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ayton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eldon Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eldon Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duncan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B2054 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mays Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Cliff Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Grange | — |
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