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Crime in CT3 4

How much crime is recorded in CT3 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Canterbury
Region
South East
Population
12,147 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CT3 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT3 4, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).

CT3 4National
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Burglary7.39.1
Shoplifting6.98.4
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime2.91.5
Robbery2.21.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

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.

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