Total Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 25.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · 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 5th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 449 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 2RW) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -97.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northdown Road (CT9 2RW), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 104 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 (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Ethelbert Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalby Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalby Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalby Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grotto Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalby Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalby Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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