Crime Rates at Reading Street, Broadstairs, CT10 3BD

Reading Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 449 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 Reading Street (CT10 3BD) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Street (CT10 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grafton Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northcliffe Gardens (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.