Total Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dane Valley Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dane Valley Road (CT9 3RX) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% lower than the Beacon Road average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dane Valley Road (CT9 3RX), the main crime hotspot is near Hengist Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dane Valley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Invicta Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverhead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Selborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Selborne Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Invicta Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hengist Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hengist Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hengist Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hengist Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Riverhead Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fitzroy Avenue | Under investigation |
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