Total Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Churchfields area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 102nd 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 Churchfields (CT10 3BL) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchfields (CT10 3BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reading Street, 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.
View Crime In Beacon Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cedar Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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