Total Crime Rate
96.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northgate area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 162nd 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 Northgate (CT1 1BE) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northgate (CT1 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canterbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duck Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Alma Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Radigund'S Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Chantry Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbots Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Radigunds Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Radigunds Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobden Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tourtel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Borough | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Borough | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street St Gregorys | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | A28 | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Artillery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Artillery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Artillery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Artillery Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Ruttington Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | New Ruttington Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingsmead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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