Total Crime Rate
85.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lister Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 191st highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lister Road (CT9 4AF) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lister Road (CT9 4AF), the main crime hotspot is near Lister Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cliftonville West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Peters Footpath | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wharfedale Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lister Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peters Footpath | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old School Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lister Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malham Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malham Drive | Under investigation |
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