Total Crime Rate

217.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 217.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northdown Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 451 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 2QN) in the last 12 months was 217.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% higher 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (β‰ˆ 133.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northdown Road (CT9 2QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Paul'S Road (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northdown Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Parade β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Parade β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sweyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalby Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalby Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dalby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalby Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Godwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grotto Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newgate Gap β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godwin Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cliftonville Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queens Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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