Crime Rates at Cold Harbour, Canterbury, CT1 1BT

Cold Harbour area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 5th highest crime rate of 477 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 Cold Harbour (CT1 1BT) in the last 12 months was 1094.1 per 1,000 residents and was 397.8% higher 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -1.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 445.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cold Harbour (CT1 1BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Town Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.