Total Crime Rate

135.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lampen Walk area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 105th highest crime rate of 475 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 Lampen Walk (CT1 1GG) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the Northgate average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lampen Walk (CT1 1GG), the main crime hotspot is near Wales Crescent. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lampen Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albuhera Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albuhera Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Villiers Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albuhera Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albuhera Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albuhera Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Realmwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldock Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyll View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wales Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wales Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wales Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wales Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lampen Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wales Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Realmwood Close —
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Data Sources

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