Total Crime Rate

152.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 152.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wheatley Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newington , and the 101st 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 Wheatley Road (CT12 6AD) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher than the Newington average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 102.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatley Road (CT12 6AD), the main crime hotspot is near Clements Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Winifred Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winifred Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clements Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clements Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clements Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Clements Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clements Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A254
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hurst Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ashley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashley Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Station Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piper Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Station Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleman Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleman Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitehall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nixon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nixon Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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