Total Crime Rate

232.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 232.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.1 10/10
  • Drugs 48.3 10/10
  • Burglary 39.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 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

Military Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 45th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Military Road (CT1 1JG) in the last 12 months was 232.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Military Road (CT1 1JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brymore Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craddock Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Military Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Craddock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parham Road —
Apr 2026Public order Parham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sargeants Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sargeants Parade —
Apr 2026Burglary Brymore Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brymore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brymore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brymore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour March Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour March Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences March Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Teddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenside Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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