Postcode area · Canterbury
Crime in CT
How much crime is recorded in CT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 518,177 (2024)
CTPostcode area · Canterbury
How safe is CT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CTNational
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Shoplifting10.88.4
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs2.92.4
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.