Total Crime Rate

543.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 543.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 351.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royal Esplanade area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Cliffsend and Pegwell , and the 13th 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 Royal Esplanade (CT11 0HE) in the last 12 months was 543.6 per 1,000 residents and was 510.5% higher than the Cliffsend and Pegwell average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Esplanade (CT11 0HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edith Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homestead Village (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Cliffsend and Pegwell

Crime Over Time in Royal Esplanade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durlock Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edith Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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