Total Crime Rate

392.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

281.0 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 392.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 281.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 235.5 10/10
  • Public order 37.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Valley Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Thanet Villages , and the 26th 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 Valley Road (CT9 4LF) in the last 12 months was 392.6 per 1,000 residents and was 301.6% higher than the Thanet Villages average (97.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 281.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (CT9 4LF), the main crime hotspot is near Valley Road. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

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Data Sources

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