Total Crime Rate

401.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

244.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 401.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 244.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 221.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Biddenden Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 25th highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Biddenden Close (CT9 3RD) in the last 12 months was 401.9 per 1,000 residents and was 470.4% higher than the Beacon Road average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 244.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Biddenden Close (CT9 3RD), the main crime hotspot is near Lyminge Way. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Biddenden Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyminge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arlington Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adisham Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2052 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hertford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyminge Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyminge Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyminge Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyminge Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyminge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenterden Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyminge Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lyminge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyminge Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunrise Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunrise Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Invicta Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Invicta Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverhead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Riverhead Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenterden Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyminge Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northdown Way —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Anthony'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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