Total Crime Rate

288.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 288.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

King Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 38th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (CT9 1DD) in the last 12 months was 288.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% higher than the Cliftonville West average (153.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 136.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (CT9 1DD), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Cobb Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Market Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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