Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT2 7NF
How much crime is recorded in CT2 7NF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 4,984 (2024)
CT2 7NFCanterbury
How safe is CT2 7NF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT2 7NF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
CT2 7NFNational
Burglary10.99.1
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Other theft4.94.5
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Shoplifting2.48.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.81.5
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.