Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 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 48.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Grand Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Grand Drive (CT6 8JS) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower than the Greenhill average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grand Drive (CT6 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Sea Street. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grand Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woollets Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Beaumont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime St Louis Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cliff Sea Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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