Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.0 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 120.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.0 6/10
  • Other theft 35.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Downs Park area has the 16th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Beltinge , and the 121st highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downs Park (CT6 6BZ) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 134.7% higher than the Beltinge average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downs Park (CT6 6BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Beacon Walk. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downs Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beacon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tyndale Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Belle Vue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herneville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mickleburgh Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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