Total Crime Rate
107.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eastern Esplanade area has the 16th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 154th highest crime rate of 451 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 1DQ) in the last 12 months was 107.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% higher than the Beacon Road average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastern Esplanade (CT10 1DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wings Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beacon Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wings Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B2052 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wings Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thanet Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wings Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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