Total Crime Rate
121.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marlowe Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 128th highest crime rate of 451 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 Marlowe Road (CT9 3SQ) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marlowe Road (CT9 3SQ), 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 | Dane Valley Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Road | — |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Palmer Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Denton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dane Mount | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyminge Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyminge Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balcomb Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balcomb Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balcomb Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Balcomb Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Balcomb Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyminge Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lyminge Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dane Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balcomb Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hertford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dane Valley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arlington Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dane Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dane Valley Road | — |
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