Total Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Allenby Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Northwood , and the 141st highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Allenby Road (CT12 6BB) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Northwood average (172.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allenby Road (CT12 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashley Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charlton Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Allenby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pysons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzroy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Allenby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Close
Apr 2026Drugs Violet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzroy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nixon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Winifred Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nixon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nixon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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