Crime Rate in Gorrell, ward

Gorrell has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Canterbury district and the 958th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 107th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Gorrell in the last 12 months was 128.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher than the Canterbury district average (107.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gorrell’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 506 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 244.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 485 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gorrell ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 505 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Clifford Road (34 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.