Total Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Merrywood Grove area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Beltinge , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Merrywood Grove (CT6 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Merrywood Grove (CT6 7BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thanet Way, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rye Walk (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Herne & Broomfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Thanet Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thanet Way | Under investigation |
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