Total Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pluckley Gardens area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cliftonville East , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pluckley Gardens (CT9 3EP) in the last 12 months was 29.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower than the Cliftonville East average (44.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -95.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pluckley Gardens (CT9 3EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harbledown Gardens, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyngate Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cliftonville East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Northdown Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harbledown Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pluckley Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lyngate Court | Under investigation |
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