Total Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 57.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northdown Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northdown Road (CT9 2RE) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northdown Road (CT9 2RE), the main crime hotspot is near St Paul'S Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 51 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caroline Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandhurst Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ethelbert Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ethelbert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ethelbert Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caroline Square —
Sep 2025Other theft Dalby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Caroline Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Caroline Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cliff Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cliftonville Mews —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeira Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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