Total Crime Rate
146.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dalby Square area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 100th highest crime rate of 449 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 Dalby Square (CT9 2ER) in the last 12 months was 146.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% lower than the Cliftonville West average (153.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dalby Square (CT9 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Athelstan Road (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cliftonville West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalby Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athelstan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brockley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dalby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athelstan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athelstan Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Athelstan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Athelstan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athelstan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athelstan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightingale Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clifton Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightingale Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliftonville Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalby Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalby Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalby Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalby Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dalby Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dalby Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalby Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Caroline Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ethelbert Terrace | Under investigation |
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