Crime Rate in Northgate, ward

Northgate has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Canterbury district and the 229th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Northgate in the last 12 months was 219.8 per 1,000 residents and was 105.4% higher than the Canterbury district average (107.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Northgate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 514 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 130.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 640 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Northgate ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 228 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.