Total Crime Rate
51.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawks Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 213th 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 Hawks Road (CT6 7ST) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawks Road (CT6 7ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granville Drive, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawks Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Greenhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawks Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackburn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackburn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clare Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornden Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Granville Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawks Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blean View Road | Under investigation |
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