Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 115.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 81.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairlight Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newington , and the 129th 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 Fairlight Avenue (CT12 6EH) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairlight Avenue (CT12 6EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newington Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairlight Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fairlight Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Anthony Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairlight Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Clifton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Anthony Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anthony Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheriton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheriton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheriton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telham Avenue —
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Data Sources

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