Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT1 1TP
How much crime is recorded in CT1 1TP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sturry and Fordwich
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,432 (2024)
CT1 1TPCanterbury
How safe is CT1 1TP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT1 1TP area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
236
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).
CT1 1TPNational
Shoplifting123.18.4
Violence and sexual offences36.023.6
Anti-social behaviour26.310.7
Criminal damage and arson11.34.7
Burglary10.49.1
Other theft7.74.5
Public order6.94.6
Drugs6.82.4
Other crime4.11.5
Robbery4.11.4
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.