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Crime in CT2 7LP

How much crime is recorded in CT2 7LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Canterbury St Stephen's
Council
Canterbury
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,573 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CT2 7LP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT2 7LP area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
48.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

CT2 7LPNational
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Anti-social behaviour19.310.7
Burglary12.29.1
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Vehicle crime10.33.5
Other theft6.54.5
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Public order1.14.6
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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