Total Crime Rate
182.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nixon Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newington , and the 80th 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 Nixon Avenue (CT12 6BQ) in the last 12 months was 182.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nixon Avenue (CT12 6BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Piper Gardens, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nixon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A254 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winifred Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winifred Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nixon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St James Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitehall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleman Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleman Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Piper Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bradley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hurst Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hurst Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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