Total Crime Rate

170.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.7 10/10
  • Other crime 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hobart Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Newington , and the 86th highest crime rate of 451 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 Hobart Road (CT12 6NP) in the last 12 months was 170.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobart Road (CT12 6NP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hobart Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brecon Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weyburn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lagos Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ozengell Place
Sep 2025Drugs Brecon Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Observatory Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weyburn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quetta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quetta Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quetta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dunedin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockstone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockstone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meridian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Weyburn Drive Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ozengell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A256 Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other crime The Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Marlowe Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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