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Crime in CT5 1

How much crime is recorded in CT5 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Canterbury
Region
South East
Population
15,127 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CT5 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT5 1, broadly in line with 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
29.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

CT5 1National
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Shoplifting17.28.4
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Burglary7.39.1
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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