Total Crime Rate
18.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Daimler Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Daimler Avenue (CT6 8AE) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Daimler Avenue (CT6 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Westbrook Court Way. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Bay| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Harry Wells Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentley Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hampton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillman Avenue | — |
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