Total Crime Rate

57.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

St Johns Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newington , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Avenue (CT12 6JD) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Avenue (CT12 6JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spratling Lane, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Auckland Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brecon Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Denbigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Auckland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auckland Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auckland Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Auckland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quetta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Auckland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Auckland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spratling Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Denbigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rockstone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spratling Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denbigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Denbigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunedin Road

Data Sources

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