Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT3 4HE
How much crime is recorded in CT3 4HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,285 (2024)
CT3 4HECanterbury
How safe is CT3 4HE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT3 4HE 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
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 4HENational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Burglary4.49.1
Other crime3.51.5
Other theft2.74.5
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.