Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 28th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 224th highest crime rate of 477 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 Poplar Drive (CT6 7QB) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% lower than the Greenhill average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Drive (CT6 7QB), the main crime hotspot is near The Grove. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birkdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Rowland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilchrist Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullockstone Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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