Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT1 2LT
How much crime is recorded in CT1 2LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Canterbury Barracks
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,313 (2024)
CT1 2LTCanterbury
How safe is CT1 2LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 63.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT1 2LT 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
63.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
165
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 2LTNational
Violence and sexual offences52.423.6
Anti-social behaviour33.910.7
Shoplifting22.88.4
Criminal damage and arson14.84.7
Burglary10.99.1
Other theft10.04.5
Drugs8.72.4
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other crime3.61.5
Robbery3.51.4
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.