Total Crime Rate

71.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 17.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eastchurch Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cliftonville East , and the 218th highest crime rate of 449 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 Eastchurch Road (CT9 3JA) in the last 12 months was 71.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% higher than the Cliftonville East average (44.5 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastchurch Road (CT9 3JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northdown Court, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Staplehurst Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eastchurch Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knockholt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Ridings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pluckley Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Staplehurst Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Ridings Local resolution
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Data Sources

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