Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT2 8FB
How much crime is recorded in CT2 8FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Canterbury Central & Westgate
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,996 (2024)
CT2 8FBCanterbury
How safe is CT2 8FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT2 8FB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 8FBNational
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Anti-social behaviour25.810.7
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Other theft7.14.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Bicycle theft3.11.0
Public order2.84.6
Burglary1.89.1
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.