Total Crime Rate

817.5 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 817.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 475.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 79.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.1 10/10
  • Other theft 57.0 10/10
  • Public order 53.2 10/10
  • Drugs 34.2 10/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lister Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 7th highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lister Road (CT9 4AE) in the last 12 months was 817.5 per 1,000 residents and was 364.0% higher than the Cliftonville West average (176.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 539.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lister Road (CT9 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Drapers Avenue. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lister Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Drapers Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lister Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Peters Footpath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poets Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peters Footpath —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Townsend Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Townsend Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old School Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Drapers Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drapers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drapers Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drapers Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drapers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malham Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wharfedale Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
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Data Sources

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