Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 15.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Elmley Way area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 179th highest crime rate of 449 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 Elmley Way (CT9 4ES) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower than the Cliftonville West average (153.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmley Way (CT9 4ES), the main crime hotspot is near Channel Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmley Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Channel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Channel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Channel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Channel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Channel Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Channel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Hill Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dene Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Walk —
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Data Sources

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