Total Crime Rate

475.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

198.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 475.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 198.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 129.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 64.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 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

Holly Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 14th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holly Close (CT9 4FL) in the last 12 months was 475.2 per 1,000 residents and was 210.4% higher 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 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 198.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Close (CT9 4FL), the main crime hotspot is near Clive Road. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holly Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Channel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clive Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clive Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clive Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Clive Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clive Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Channel Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Channel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Channel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Channel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Channel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clive Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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