Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 178th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poplar Drive (CT6 7PX) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% higher than the Greenhill average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Drive (CT6 7PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darrell Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sea Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sea Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Greenfinch Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenfinch Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenhill Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thanet Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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