Total Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandwich Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cliffsend and Pegwell , and the 113th 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 Sandwich Road (CT12 5HY) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the Cliffsend and Pegwell average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandwich Road (CT12 5HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Courtlands Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cliffs End Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandwich Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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