Total Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.0 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 125.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 104.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle 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

Approach Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 121st highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Approach Road (CT9 2AP) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Approach Road (CT9 2AP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 34 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hengist Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harold Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cliftonville Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mildred'S Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Approach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hengist Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hengist Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hengist Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northdown Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Fitzroy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Northdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliftonville Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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