Total Crime Rate

485.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 485.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 282.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.9 10/10
  • Drugs 24.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jennifer Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Beacon Road , and the 18th highest crime rate of 451 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 Jennifer Gardens (CT9 3XX) in the last 12 months was 485.5 per 1,000 residents and was 533.1% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 307.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jennifer Gardens (CT9 3XX), the main crime hotspot is near Tomlin Drive. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jennifer Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balcomb Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irvine Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tomlin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tomlin Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tomlin Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dane Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Christopher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Francis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Francis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlowe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balcomb Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balcomb Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Palmer Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Balcomb Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balcomb Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Balcom Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Broadley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balcomb Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jennifer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dane Valley Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Irvine Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hinchliffe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dane Valley Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arlington Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertford Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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