Total Crime Rate

172.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 172.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Thornden Wood Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 79th 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 Thornden Wood Road (CT6 7NU) in the last 12 months was 172.9 per 1,000 residents and was 141.0% higher than the Greenhill average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 100.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornden Wood Road (CT6 7NU), the main crime hotspot is near Thornden Wood Road, with 3 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Data Sources

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