Total Crime Rate
229.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dane Valley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 59th highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dane Valley Road (CT9 3RL) in the last 12 months was 229.4 per 1,000 residents and was 199.2% higher than the Beacon Road average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 129.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dane Valley Road (CT9 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dane Valley Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jennifer Gardens (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beacon Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennifer Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dane Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hertford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dane Valley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dane Valley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dane Valley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balcomb Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dane Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Balcom Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hertford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balcomb Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Balcomb Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balcomb Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balcomb Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balcomb Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlowe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennifer Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dane Mount | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hertford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dane Mount | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennifer Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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