Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT2 8ET
How much crime is recorded in CT2 8ET, 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
- 1,717 (2024)
CT2 8ETCanterbury
How safe is CT2 8ET
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT2 8ET area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.0
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 8ETNational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order1.74.6
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.01.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.