Total Crime Rate
219.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tollemache Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Thanet Villages , and the 61st 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 Tollemache Close (CT12 5LX) in the last 12 months was 219.0 per 1,000 residents and was 135.6% higher than the Thanet Villages average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 192.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tollemache Close (CT12 5LX), the main crime hotspot is near Bowman Walk. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Thanet Villages| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tollemache Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowman Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowman Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell-Davies Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowman Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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