Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT3 4HD
How much crime is recorded in CT3 4HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,764 (2024)
CT3 4HDCanterbury
How safe is CT3 4HD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT3 4HD area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 4HDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Burglary6.19.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other crime3.21.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.