Total Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grand Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grand Drive (CT6 8JP) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grand Drive (CT6 8JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selsea Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grand Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsea Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary B2205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfinch Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woollets Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other theft B2205 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsea Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B2205 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Bridge Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliff Sea Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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