Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Albion Place area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albion Place (CT1 1LH) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Place (CT1 1LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burgate Lane (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Albion Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street St Gregorys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iron Bar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iron Bar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iron Bar Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iron Bar Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Monastery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monastery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Gregory'S Road
Sep 2025Other theft Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution

Data Sources

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