Total Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spenser 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.
View Crime In Heron| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spenser Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dering Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dering Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | King'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gordon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Gardens | — |
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