Total Crime Rate

353.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.7 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 353.7 10/10
  • Other theft 125.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sturry Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 27th 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 Sturry Road (CT1 1DP) in the last 12 months was 353.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% higher than the Northgate average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sturry Road (CT1 1DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vauxhall Avenue, where police recorded 199 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sturry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forrester Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sturry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Marshwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forrester Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forrester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conrad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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