Total Crime Rate

316.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.7 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 316.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.4 10/10
  • Other theft 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Northdown Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 35th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northdown Road (CT9 2PN) in the last 12 months was 316.5 per 1,000 residents and was 106.7% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 111.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northdown Road (CT9 2PN), 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 Northdown 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harold Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Norfolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northdown Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Northdown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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