Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 81.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 44.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Westmarsh Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Cliftonville East , and the 199th highest crime rate of 451 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 Westmarsh Drive (CT9 3NX) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% higher than the Cliftonville East average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmarsh Drive (CT9 3NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northdown Court, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alkham Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westmarsh Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Luckhurst Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wye Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northdown Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northdown Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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