Crime Rate in Reculver, ward

Reculver has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Canterbury district and the 1819th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 320th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Reculver in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the Canterbury district average (107.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Reculver’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Reculver ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sweechbridge Road, with 23 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Osborne Gardens (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.