Total Crime Rate
90.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beach Rise area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Birchington South , and the 182nd highest 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 Beach Rise (CT8 8AB) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% higher than the Birchington South average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beach Rise (CT8 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hockeredge Gardens, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sussex Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birchington South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Mildred'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Old Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roxburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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