Total Crime Rate
90.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Payton Close 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 Payton Close (CT9 4ET) 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 Payton Close (CT9 4ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Payton Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Hill Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Salmestone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Hill Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dene Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dene Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Hill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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