Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.0 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 167.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Drugs 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Colewood Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 475 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 Colewood Road (CT5 2RW) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 133.2% higher than the Greenhill average (71.7 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 Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colewood Road (CT5 2RW), the main crime hotspot is near Oyster Place. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colewood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oyster Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oyster Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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