Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 23.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Eastcliff , and the 185th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hereson Road (CT11 7DU) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereson Road (CT11 7DU), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hereson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Davids Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeysuckle Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penshurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montefiore Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thanet Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lillian Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dane Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dane Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lillian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lillian Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Georges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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