Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT1 3DA
How much crime is recorded in CT1 3DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Canterbury
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,691 (2024)
CT1 3DACanterbury
How safe is CT1 3DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT1 3DA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 3DANational
Shoplifting21.48.4
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Burglary7.99.1
Other theft5.74.5
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Drugs3.62.4
Robbery2.61.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.