Total Crime Rate

245.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 245.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Sussex Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sussex Gardens (CT6 8DU) in the last 12 months was 245.8 per 1,000 residents and was 242.6% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 148.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Gardens (CT6 8DU), the main crime hotspot is near Sussex Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Freshwater Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Beaumont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Cliff Gardens —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harry Wells Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Louis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Gardens Local resolution
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Data Sources

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