Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Gordon Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 202nd 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 Gordon Road (CT6 5QT) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (CT6 5QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 295 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Public order William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beach Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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