Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 40.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

St Annes Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 172nd 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 St Annes Drive (CT6 8QT) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Annes Drive (CT6 8QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Road, where police recorded 56 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 St Annes Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Buller'S Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minster Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minster Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft B2205 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary B2205 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary B2205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsea Avenue 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Selsea Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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