Total Crime Rate
1527.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
440.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cherry Tree Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Northwood , and the highest crime rate of 449 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 Cherry Tree Gardens (CT12 6QS) in the last 12 months was 1527.5 per 1,000 residents and was 786.1% higher than the Northwood average (172.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 190 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 152 (≈ 440.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cherry Tree Gardens (CT12 6QS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Quantock Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quantock Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Tree Gardens | — |
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