Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 49.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodland Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland Road (CT6 7RL) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Road (CT6 7RL), the main crime hotspot is near Hawks Road. Police recorded 11 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 Woodland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawks Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawks Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornden Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blean View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westlands Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackburn Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Clare Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Freshwater Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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