Crime Rates at East Street, Canterbury, CT1 1EE

East Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 98th highest crime rate of 477 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 East Street (CT1 1EE) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Street (CT1 1EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vauxhall Avenue, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tennyson Avenue (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.