Postcode district · Canterbury
Crime in CT3
How much crime is recorded in CT3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dover
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 34,676 (2024)
CT3Postcode district · Canterbury
How safe is CT3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT3, 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
CT3National
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Shoplifting3.68.4
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.