Total Crime Rate

188.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 188.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crossways area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 64th highest crime rate of 475 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 Crossways (CT2 7BS) in the last 12 months was 188.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Northgate average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crossways (CT2 7BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downs Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crossways area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Green Dell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenterden Drive —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tenterden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossways —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Godden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downs Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beecroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Dell Under investigation
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Data Sources

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