Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.9 4/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 161st 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 College Road (CT9 4AR) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the Cliftonville West average (153.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (CT9 4AR), the main crime hotspot is near Drapers Avenue. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salmestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Drapers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Homestead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Homestead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oast Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drapers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drapers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drapers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drapers Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drapers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drapers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drapers Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drapers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drapers Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Connaught Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Setterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Setterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ulster Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustines Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Augustines Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Augustines Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Augustines Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime The Greenfinches Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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