Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT2 9BJ
How much crime is recorded in CT2 9BJ, 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
- 1,289 (2024)
CT2 9BJCanterbury
How safe is CT2 9BJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT2 9BJ 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
12.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 9BJNational
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Burglary2.49.1
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.