Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

The Meadows area has the 30th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Beltinge , and the 227th highest crime rate of 477 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 The Meadows (CT6 7XB) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% higher than the Beltinge average (50.1 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Meadows (CT6 7XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thanet Way, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plough Court (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thanet Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoopers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thanet Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thanet Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thanet Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thanet Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thanet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thanet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Plough Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thanet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thanet Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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