Total Crime Rate
125.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harrington Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Beltinge , and the 118th 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 Harrington Close (CT6 6DR) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 143.2% higher than the Beltinge average (51.4 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harrington Close (CT6 6DR), the main crime hotspot is near Plaxton Way. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beltinge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mickleburgh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plaxton Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plaxton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrington Close | Under investigation |
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