Total Crime Rate
167.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025River View area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 70th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .
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 River View (CT2 0PA) in the last 12 months was 167.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Northgate average (219.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around River View (CT2 0PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillbrow Avenue, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copt Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Northgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | River View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Woodside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ince Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Copt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Copt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Denne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillbrow Avenue | — |
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