Total Crime Rate

203.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 203.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hurst Grove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newington , and the 69th highest crime rate of 449 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 Hurst Grove (CT12 6DB) in the last 12 months was 203.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% higher than the Newington average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurst Grove (CT12 6DB), the main crime hotspot is near Piper Gardens. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hurst Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Gwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Viaduct Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleman Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elizabeth Kemp Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viaduct Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piper Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nixon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Piper Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nixon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viaduct Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nixon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Station Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramsgate

Data Sources

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