Total Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 112.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Artillery Gardens area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 128th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Artillery Gardens (CT1 1LF) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Artillery Gardens (CT1 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Artillery Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monastery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lady Wootton'S Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Monastery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Notley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street St Gregorys Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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