Total Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Verwood Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

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 Verwood Close (CT2 7HS) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verwood Close (CT2 7HS), the main crime hotspot is near Redwood Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Verwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forty Acres Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rushmead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Long Acre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Forty Acres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pine Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Redwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bramshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foxdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rushmead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rushmead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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