Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT1 2PD
How much crime is recorded in CT1 2PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Canterbury Central & Westgate
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,475 (2024)
CT1 2PDCanterbury
How safe is CT1 2PD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 98.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT1 2PD area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
98.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
333
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 2PDNational
Violence and sexual offences85.523.6
Shoplifting73.68.4
Anti-social behaviour69.110.7
Burglary28.19.1
Criminal damage and arson25.24.7
Drugs20.62.4
Public order19.64.6
Other theft16.94.5
Theft from the person3.92.1
Bicycle theft3.71.0
Robbery3.31.4
Possession of weapons3.20.9
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.