Total Crime Rate

97.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.7 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 97.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Downs Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 158th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downs Road (CT2 7TW) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Road (CT2 7TW), 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 Downs Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tenterden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenterden Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Dell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossways —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downs Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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