Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Park Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cliftonville East , and the 164th 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 Park Close (CT9 3LF) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 119.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Close (CT9 3LF), the main crime hotspot is near Lyngate Court. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Mary'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lyngate Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simon Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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