Total Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Priory Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Eastcliff , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Close (CT10 2EU) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% lower than the Eastcliff average (168.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Close (CT10 2EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Binnie Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Viking| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholls Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sanctuary Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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