Crime Rate in Eastcliff, ward

Eastcliff has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Thanet district and the 422nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Eastcliff in the last 12 months was 175.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% higher than the Thanet district average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Eastcliff’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 641 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 23.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 715 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Eastcliff ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 109 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Nightclub (49 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.