Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT2 7TN
How much crime is recorded in CT2 7TN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Canterbury St Stephen's
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,474 (2024)
How safe is CT2 7TN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT2 7TN 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
54.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 7TNNational
Violence and sexual offences45.323.6
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Burglary8.39.1
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Public order4.34.6
Drugs4.22.4
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.01.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.