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Crime in CT6 9

How much crime is recorded in CT6 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Canterbury
Region
South East
Population
3,069 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CT6 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CT6 9, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).

CT6 9National
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Drugs3.82.4
Public order3.14.6
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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