Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT4 7AA
How much crime is recorded in CT4 7AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thanington & Chartham
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,192 (2024)
CT4 7AACanterbury
How safe is CT4 7AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT4 7AA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 7AANational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Burglary5.79.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other theft2.64.5
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.