Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Sea Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Birchington South , and the 171st 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 Sea Road (CT8 8QW) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower than the Birchington South average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sea Road (CT8 8QW), the main crime hotspot is near Cedric Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary St Mildred'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clement'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Clement'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Close —
Sep 2025Public order St Mildreds Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime The School Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft The School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Egbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Clement'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egbert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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