Total Crime Rate
59.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Union Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Eastcliff , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 451 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 Union Road (CT11 7EB) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Eastcliff average (175.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Union Road (CT11 7EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thanet Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eastcliff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Penshurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecilia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Georges Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Muir Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lillian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Old Dairy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thanet Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thanet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Penshurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penshurst Road | Under investigation |
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