Crime Rate in Heron, ward

Heron has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Canterbury district and the 858th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 92nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heron in the last 12 months was 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% higher than the Canterbury district average (107.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heron’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 617 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , down -58.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 72.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 713 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heron ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 358 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Dolphin Street (42 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.