Total Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spenser Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 193rd 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 Spenser Road (CT6 5QP) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spenser Road (CT6 5QP), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spenser Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Spenser Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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