Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT3 1FB
How much crime is recorded in CT3 1FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ash & Wingham
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,818 (2024)
CT3 1FBCanterbury
How safe is CT3 1FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT3 1FB 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
11.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 1FBNational
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft4.04.5
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Public order0.14.6
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.