Postcode district · Canterbury
Crime in CT4
How much crime is recorded in CT4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Canterbury
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 33,407 (2024)
CT4Postcode district · Canterbury
How safe is CT4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT4, well 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
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
CT4National
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft2.94.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.51.5
Public order1.44.6
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.