Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 59.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ruskins View area has the 30th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Beltinge , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ruskins View (CT6 7AE) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% higher than the Beltinge average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskins View (CT6 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near School Lane. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskins View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Herne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindridge Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Herne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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