Total Crime Rate
120.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harold Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 133rd 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 Harold Road (CT9 2HS) in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Cliftonville West average (176.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (β 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harold Road (CT9 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cliftonville West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nautical Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Godwin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Godwin Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Northdown Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyndhurst Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sweyn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norfolk Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Second Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nautical Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Second Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Godwin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Second Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Albion Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | First Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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