Total Crime Rate

182.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 182.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Buxton 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 Buxton Road (CT12 6QQ) 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 Buxton Road (CT12 6QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Kingston Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Buxton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingston Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzroy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzroy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Violet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Allenby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kingston Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Winifred Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Quantock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quantock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Tree Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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