Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT2 7RL
How much crime is recorded in CT2 7RL, 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)
How safe is CT2 7RL
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 7RL 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
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 7RLNational
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
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.