Total Crime Rate
67.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ellington Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Central Harbour , and the 225th lowest crime rate of 451 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 Ellington Road (CT11 9SJ) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower than the Central Harbour average (163.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ellington Road (CT11 9SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shah Place. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central Harbour| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chapel Place Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elms Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paradise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethelbert Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fortuna Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alpha Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alpha Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shah Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shah Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eagle Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eagle Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eagle Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
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