Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Approach Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 109th highest crime rate of 451 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 Approach Road (CT9 2AG) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% lower than the Cliftonville West average (176.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Approach Road (CT9 2AG), the main crime hotspot is near St Paul'S Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Approach Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Godwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeira Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencoe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencoe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cliftonville Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Sweyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosedale Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Grotto Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godwin Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Dunstan'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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