Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT4 5SG
How much crime is recorded in CT4 5SG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thanington & Chartham
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,761 (2024)
CT4 5SGCanterbury
How safe is CT4 5SG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT4 5SG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 5SGNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Burglary2.79.1
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.