Crime Rates at Vauxhall Crescent, Canterbury, CT1 1EY

Vauxhall Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 9th highest crime rate of 475 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 743.5 per 1,000 residents and was 219.2% higher than the Northgate average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 182 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 109.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vauxhall Crescent (CT1 1EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vauxhall Avenue, where police recorded 199 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.