Total Crime Rate

287.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 287.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Northdown Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 38th 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 Northdown Way (CT9 3QY) in the last 12 months was 287.0 per 1,000 residents and was 274.3% higher than the Beacon Road average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 170.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northdown Way (CT9 3QY), the main crime hotspot is near Adisham Way. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northdown Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Denton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Northdown Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmer Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adisham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Adisham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Irvine Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Paddocks —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irvine Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adisham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hinchliffe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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