Total Crime Rate

427.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.0 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 427.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 169.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Other 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

Hawley Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawley Street (CT9 1PU) in the last 12 months was 427.9 per 1,000 residents and was 179.5% higher than the Cliftonville West average (153.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 151.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawley Street (CT9 1PU), 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 Hawley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/146)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Trinity Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs B2055 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rendezvous Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rendezvous Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eaton Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carroway'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B2055 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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