Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beach Road 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 Road (CT8 8AE) 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 Road (CT8 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Courtlands Way. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Roxburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Mildred'S Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Boundary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Old Boundary Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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