Total Crime Rate

170.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 170.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Other crime 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Devonshire Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cliftonville East , and the 85th 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 Devonshire Gardens (CT9 3AF) in the last 12 months was 170.7 per 1,000 residents and was 283.8% higher than the Cliftonville East average (44.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Gardens (CT9 3AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northdown Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nautical Mews (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Beresford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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