Total Crime Rate
623.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Auckland Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newington , and the 10th 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 Auckland Avenue (CT12 6JA) in the last 12 months was 623.7 per 1,000 residents and was 317.5% 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 327.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Auckland Avenue (CT12 6JA), the main crime hotspot is near The Centre. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quetta Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brecon Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brisbane Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brecon Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brecon Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King Charles Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brecon Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brecon Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Quetta Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weyburn Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Quetta Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dunedin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockstone Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockstone Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meridian Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Observatory Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lagos Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brecon Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Weyburn Drive | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Centre | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Weyburn Drive | Under investigation |
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