Total Crime Rate

152.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Military Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Military Road (CT1 1AA) in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Northgate average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Military Road (CT1 1AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craddock Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Military Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brymore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Craddock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Teddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour March Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clement Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craddock Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Craddock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Craddock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences March Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour March Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brymore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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