Total Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rowland Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 174th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rowland Drive (CT6 7SA) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowland Drive (CT6 7SA), 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 Rowland Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Collins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilchrist Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rowland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brook Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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