Total Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Millmead Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 160th 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 Millmead Road (CT9 3QL) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Beacon Road average (76.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Millmead Road (CT9 3QL), the main crime hotspot is near Lyminge Way. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beacon Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hertford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hertford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hertford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laleham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lyminge Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyminge Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyminge Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyminge Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dane Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Denton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Selborne Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Selborne Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Selborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Adisham Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adisham Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adisham Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laleham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverhead Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Riverhead Close | Under investigation |
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