Total Crime Rate

147.5 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 147.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nixon Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Northwood , and the 105th highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nixon Avenue (CT12 6BG) in the last 12 months was 147.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Northwood average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nixon Avenue (CT12 6BG), 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 Nixon Avenue area

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

Data Sources

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