Total Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 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 36.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rowland Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rowland Drive (CT6 7SA) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowland Drive (CT6 7SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rowland Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rowland Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Granville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blean View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Collins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawks Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawks Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Clare Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westlands Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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