Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT1 2EL
How much crime is recorded in CT1 2EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Canterbury Central & Westgate
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,063 (2024)
CT1 2ELCanterbury
How safe is CT1 2EL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 75.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT1 2EL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
75.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
222
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 2ELNational
Violence and sexual offences66.523.6
Anti-social behaviour65.210.7
Shoplifting25.78.4
Criminal damage and arson15.44.7
Other theft11.44.5
Drugs10.82.4
Public order9.14.6
Burglary7.69.1
Robbery4.61.4
Bicycle theft4.01.0
Other crime2.41.5
Theft from the person2.32.1
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.