Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT1 3PS
How much crime is recorded in CT1 3PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Canterbury Wincheap
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,382 (2024)
CT1 3PSCanterbury
How safe is CT1 3PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT1 3PS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 3PSNational
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Burglary5.29.1
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.