Total Crime Rate

122.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 122.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Cottington Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cliffsend and Pegwell , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottington Road (CT12 5JW) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottington Road (CT12 5JW), the main crime hotspot is near Earlsmead Crescent. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cottington Road area

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

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