Total Crime Rate

221.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 221.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hereson Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Eastcliff , and the 60th highest crime rate of 449 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 Hereson Road (CT11 7DR) in the last 12 months was 221.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 112.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereson Road (CT11 7DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newcastle Hill, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pike Lane (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hereson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penshurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dane Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dane Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Georges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augusta Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alma Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alma Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellevue Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thanet Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Augusta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Augusta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pike Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Truro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Truro Road
Apr 2026Other theft D'Este Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Newcastle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lillian Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plains Of Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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