Total Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Grimshill Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gorrell , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Grimshill Road (CT5 4LL) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Gorrell average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grimshill Road (CT5 4LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wicketts End, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sydney Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grimshill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranleigh Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicketts End Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wicketts End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Freeman'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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