Postcode · Canterbury
Crime in CT4 7RT
How much crime is recorded in CT4 7RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thanington & Chartham
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,451 (2024)
CT4 7RTCanterbury
How safe is CT4 7RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CT4 7RT 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
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 7RTNational
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order4.54.6
Other theft3.84.5
Burglary2.39.1
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.