Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT2 9ET
How much crime is recorded in CT2 9ET, 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
- 1,181 (2024)
CT2 9ETCanterbury
How safe is CT2 9ET
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT2 9ET area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.6
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 9ETNational
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.42.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 56% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.