Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 179th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (CT1 1EB) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (CT1 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Forrester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forrester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Forrester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forrester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reed Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reed Avenue
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sturry Road
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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