Crime Rates at Headcorn Drive, Canterbury, CT2 7UA

Headcorn Drive area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 148th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Headcorn Drive (CT2 7UA) in the last 12 months was 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headcorn Drive (CT2 7UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ulcombe Gardens, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jesuit Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.