Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Mentmore Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Northwood , and the 221st highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mentmore Road (CT12 6UX) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mentmore Road (CT12 6UX), the main crime hotspot is near Millennium Way. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mentmore Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pear Tree Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millennium Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mentmore Road
Sep 2025Drugs Hopes Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Millennium Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Violet Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Millennium Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millennium Way
Sep 2025Drugs Millennium Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Millennium Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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