Total Crime Rate

1158.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

336.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1158.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 336.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 292.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 282.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 232.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 84.2 10/10
  • Robbery 59.4 10/10
  • Drugs 49.5 10/10
  • Public order 44.6 10/10
  • Other crime 39.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Northgate area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 4th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northgate (CT1 1BL) in the last 12 months was 1158.4 per 1,000 residents and was 397.4% higher 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 336.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northgate (CT1 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Town Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tourtel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Radigunds Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Radigunds Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Town Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Notley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Ruttington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A28 Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Borough Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street St Gregorys Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Town Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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