Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT1 9TA
How much crime is recorded in CT1 9TA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Canterbury Barracks
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,750 (2024)
CT1 9TACanterbury
How safe is CT1 9TA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 58.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT1 9TA area, well above 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
58.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
127
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 9TANational
Violence and sexual offences50.323.6
Anti-social behaviour25.410.7
Criminal damage and arson14.14.7
Burglary13.19.1
Drugs12.72.4
Other theft7.14.5
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Shoplifting1.58.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.