Total Crime Rate

623.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 623.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 275.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.2 10/10
  • Other theft 55.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.8 8/10
  • Public order 38.3 10/10
  • Other crime 20.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Observatory Way area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newington , and the 10th 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 Observatory Way (CT12 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 623.7 per 1,000 residents and was 317.5% 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 327.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Observatory Way (CT12 6AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Observatory Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calverden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Weyburn Drive Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary Observatory Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meridian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Charles Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weyburn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weyburn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calverden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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