Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cowper Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 169th highest crime rate of 477 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 Cowper Close (CT5 2NS) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Close (CT5 2NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kite Farm (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustine'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Swalecliffe Court Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Long Rock Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Augustine'S Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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