Crime Rates at Eastern Esplanade, Broadstairs, CT10 1DP

Eastern Esplanade area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 79th 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 Eastern Esplanade (CT10 1DP) in the last 12 months was 184.6 per 1,000 residents and was 162.0% higher than the Beacon Road average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Esplanade (CT10 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thanet Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Square (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.