Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 45.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Nicholas Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cliffsend and Pegwell , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nicholas Drive (CT12 5JS) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower than the Cliffsend and Pegwell average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholas Drive (CT12 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Grove, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nicholas Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Nicholas Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walmer Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walmer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholas Drive —
Apr 2026Other crime Moyes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Foads Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Hall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffs End Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapman Fields Under investigation
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Data Sources

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