Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT3 1BB
How much crime is recorded in CT3 1BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ash & Wingham
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,828 (2024)
CT3 1BBCanterbury
How safe is CT3 1BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT3 1BB 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
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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).
CT3 1BBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Burglary4.29.1
Other crime2.71.5
Other theft2.44.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Drugs1.52.4
Public order1.14.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.