Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT4 5BJ
How much crime is recorded in CT4 5BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bridge, Bishopsbourne & Barham
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,174 (2024)
CT4 5BJCanterbury
How safe is CT4 5BJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT4 5BJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
11
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).
CT4 5BJNational
Burglary6.39.1
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other theft0.44.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.31.5
Public order0.04.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.