Total Crime Rate

189.7 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 189.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 9/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Swalecliffe Court Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 59th 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 Swalecliffe Court Drive (CT5 2NF) in the last 12 months was 189.7 per 1,000 residents and was 201.1% higher than the Greenhill average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swalecliffe Court Drive (CT5 2NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emmerson Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swalecliffe Court Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Swalecliffe Court Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Emmerson Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Long Rock Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmerson Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Gardens
Sep 2025Other crime Oliver Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustine'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustine'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oliver Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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