Total Crime Rate

164.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 164.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • 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

Harkness Drive area has the 24th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 75th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harkness Drive (CT2 7RN) in the last 12 months was 164.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harkness Drive (CT2 7RN), 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 Harkness Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pine Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harcourt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Redwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foxdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rushmead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rushmead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rushmead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bramshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitstable Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Tree Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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