Total Crime Rate

645.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 645.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 423.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Vauxhall Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 10th 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 Vauxhall Crescent (CT1 1EY) in the last 12 months was 645.5 per 1,000 residents and was 193.7% 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 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vauxhall Crescent (CT1 1EY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vauxhall Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbridge Park Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbridge Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vauxhall Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Field Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Greenbridge Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reed Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reed Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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