Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 83.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Spenser Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 193rd 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 Spenser Road (CT6 5QP) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spenser Road (CT6 5QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Street, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queens Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spenser Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spenser Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dering Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dering Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft King'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Gardens

Data Sources

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