Total Crime Rate

156.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 156.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eastern Esplanade area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cliftonville West , and the 99th highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastern Esplanade (CT9 2HL) in the last 12 months was 156.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% lower than the Cliftonville West average (176.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (β‰ˆ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Esplanade (CT9 2HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Paul'S Road (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eastern Esplanade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newgate Gap β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Parade β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cliftonville Mews β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Albion Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Godwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queens Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Parade β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Sweyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godwin Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Esplanade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Paul'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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