Total Crime Rate

218.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.2 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 218.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Addington Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 66th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Addington Street (CT9 1QU) in the last 12 months was 218.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 113.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Addington Street (CT9 1QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 225 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (104 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Addington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addington Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fort Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fort Crescent
Apr 2026Other theft Churchfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Churchfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fort Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hawley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane
Apr 2026Burglary Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fort Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fort Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawley Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cowper Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowper Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cowper Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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