Total Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 64.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westlands Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 227th highest crime rate of 475 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 7QS) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westlands Road (CT6 7QS), the main crime hotspot is near Sussex Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Beaumont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westlands Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackburn Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Freshwater Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blean View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harry Wells Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clare Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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