Total Crime Rate
182.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
103.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Northwood , and the 81st highest crime rate of 449 local areas in Thanet .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield Road (CT12 6QL) in the last 12 months was 182.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% higher than the Northwood average (172.4 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 103.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highfield Road (CT12 6QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfield Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charlton Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quantock Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Quantock Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Tree Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzroy Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzroy Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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