Crime Rates at South Street, Canterbury, CT1 1EB

South Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (CT1 1EB) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (CT1 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forrester Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.