Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 55.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Northwood Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Northwood , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 449 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 Northwood Road (CT12 6RX) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Northwood average (172.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northwood Road (CT12 6RX), the main crime hotspot is near Millennium Way. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Northwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Violet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millennium Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Northwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quantock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Millennium Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Millennium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Millennium Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millennium Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millennium Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millennium Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Millennium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millennium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzroy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mentmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millennium Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzroy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Quantock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millennium Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millennium Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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