Total Crime Rate

417.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

227.3 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 417.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 227.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 205.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.8 10/10
  • Drugs 37.4 10/10
  • Other theft 29.4 10/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

New Town Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 21st highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Town Street (CT1 1BX) in the last 12 months was 417.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% higher 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 77 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 Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 227.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Town Street (CT1 1BX), 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 New Town Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Starle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tourtel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Starle Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Starle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clement Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour March Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour March Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences March Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Ruttington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Ruttington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft River Bend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Notley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craddock Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honeywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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