Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Grotto Gardens area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 137th 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 Grotto Gardens (CT9 2BX) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 83.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grotto Gardens (CT9 2BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caroline Square (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grotto Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Athelstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caroline Square
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Caroline Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Caroline Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caroline Square
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Edgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Crescent Road
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dane Hill Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dane Hill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Booth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Booth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Booth Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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