Crime Rates at Headcorn Drive, Canterbury, CT2 7TR

Headcorn Drive area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 108th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Headcorn Drive (CT2 7TR) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 170.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 170.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headcorn Drive (CT2 7TR), the main crime hotspot is near Farleigh Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.