Total Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Windmill Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Beltinge , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Road (CT6 7DF) in the last 12 months was 5.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windmill Road (CT6 7DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strode Park Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Downings (4 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Downings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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