Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT2 8LS
How much crime is recorded in CT2 8LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Canterbury Central & Westgate
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,660 (2024)
CT2 8LSCanterbury
How safe is CT2 8LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT2 8LS 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
39.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
142
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 8LSNational
Shoplifting64.38.4
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Burglary15.69.1
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Criminal damage and arson12.24.7
Public order5.54.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Robbery4.01.4
Other theft3.94.5
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% 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.