Total Crime Rate
51.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nash Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 172nd 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 Nash Road (CT9 4BT) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Cliftonville West average (153.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nash Road (CT9 4BT), the main crime hotspot is near The Greenfinches. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Salmestone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustines Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Salmestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Augustines Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Augustines Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Augustines Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Greenfinches | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ulster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salmestone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Empire Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowe Close | — |
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