Total Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 33.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 7.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Alpha Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alpha Road (CT11 9QS) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% lower than the Central Harbour average (162.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alpha Road (CT11 9QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ayton Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Alpha Road area

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

Data Sources

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