Crime Rate in Barton, ward

Barton has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Canterbury district and the 793rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 85th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Barton in the last 12 months was 137.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Canterbury district average (107.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Barton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 910 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,022 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Barton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 218 crimes here, including 178 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.