Total Crime Rate

139.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 139.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • 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

Sevastopol Place area has the 37th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 104th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sevastopol Place (CT1 1AS) in the last 12 months was 139.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Northgate average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sevastopol Place (CT1 1AS), the main crime hotspot is near Wales Crescent. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sevastopol Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sobraon Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Villiers Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilckem Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sobraon Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sobraon Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sobraon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albuhera Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albuhera Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albuhera Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albuhera Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albuhera Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyll View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wales Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somme Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Realmwood Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lampen Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sangro Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sangro Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sangro Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sangro Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wales Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Realmwood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wales Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wales Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wales Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldock Road —
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Data Sources

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