Crime Rates at Blenheim Avenue, Canterbury, CT1 1AU

Blenheim Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 95th highest crime rate of 477 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 Blenheim Avenue (CT1 1AU) in the last 12 months was 144.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Northgate average (219.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Avenue (CT1 1AU), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.