Total Crime Rate

79.7 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 79.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 18th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 188th 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 5QW) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% higher than the Greenhill average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spenser Road (CT6 5QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 163 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (22 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spenser Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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