Total Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hopes Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Northwood , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 451 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 Hopes Lane (CT12 6RN) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Northwood average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopes Lane (CT12 6RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northwood Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fitzroy Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hopes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Winifred Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mentmore Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Violet Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenfield Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Hopes Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winifred Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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