Crime Rates at New Town Street, Canterbury, CT1 1BX

New Town Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 24th 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 New Town Street (CT1 1BX) in the last 12 months was 382.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 197.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% 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 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.