Total Crime Rate
9.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hunters Forstal Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Beltinge , and the 20th 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 Hunters Forstal Road (CT6 7DN) in the last 12 months was 9.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hunters Forstal Road (CT6 7DN), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Lane (North). Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Herne & Broomfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Partridge Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravensbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mill Lane (North) | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Lane (North) | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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