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Crime in CT2 8PL

How much crime is recorded in CT2 8PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Canterbury Central & Westgate
Council
Canterbury
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,582 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CT2 8PL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT2 8PL area, broadly in line with 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
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8PLNational
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Burglary5.19.1
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other crime2.71.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 32% 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.

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