Total Crime Rate
77.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cherry Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 207th highest crime rate of 475 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 Cherry Drive (CT2 8HE) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 112.9% higher than the Blean Forest average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cherry Drive (CT2 8HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harcourt Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fisher Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canterbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rheims Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rheims Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rheims Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rheims Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harcourt Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harcourt Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harcourt Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bishops Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Becket Avenue | Under investigation |
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