Total Crime Rate
221.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
112.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hereson 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Penshurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dane Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dane Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dane Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Georges Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Georges Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newcastle Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcastle Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Augusta Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alma Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alma Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellevue Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thanet Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Augusta Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Augusta Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Honeysuckle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pike Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Truro Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Truro Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | D'Este Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Luke'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newcastle Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lillian Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plains Of Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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