Total Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hereson Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Eastcliff , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hereson Road (CT11 7EL) in the last 12 months was 18.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hereson Road (CT11 7EL), the main crime hotspot is near Argyll Drive. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eastcliff| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Argyll Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Georges Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montefiore Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warten Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wickham Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wickham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dumpton Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecilia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lillian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Muir Road | — |
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