Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Birch Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Northwood , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Close (CT10 2NF) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% lower than the Northwood average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Close (CT10 2NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millennium Way, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Millennium Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hopes Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mentmore Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Other crime Millennium Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millennium Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pear Tree Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Maples Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Millennium Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Millennium Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millennium Way —
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Data Sources

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