Total Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Westlands Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 228th lowest 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 Westlands Road (CT6 7QP) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westlands Road (CT6 7QP), the main crime hotspot is near Collins Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Greenfinch Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilchrist Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Greenfinch Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rowland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Collins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freshwater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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