Total Crime Rate

154.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 154.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sweyn Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 96th 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 Sweyn Road (CT9 2DG) in the last 12 months was 154.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sweyn Road (CT9 2DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Paul'S Road (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sweyn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgar Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgar Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Godwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliftonville Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Parade Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Parade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Godwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Godwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightingale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightingale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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