Crime Rates at South Street, Canterbury, CT1 1EA

South Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 22nd 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 South Street (CT1 1EA) in the last 12 months was 393.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% higher than the Northgate average (219.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 110.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (CT1 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vauxhall Avenue, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.