Total Crime Rate
39.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Connaught Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 451 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 Connaught Road (CT9 5TN) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Cliftonville West average (176.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Connaught Road (CT9 5TN), the main crime hotspot is near Drapers Avenue. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cliftonville West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Drapers Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A254 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Princes Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drapers Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drapers Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drapers Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drapers Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Drapers Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Greenfinches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Churchfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Greenfinches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchfields | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A254 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Churchfields | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Salmestone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Milton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cowper Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perkins Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Vicarage Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Giles Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helena Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Connaught Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sparrow Castle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sparrow Castle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alma Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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