Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.4 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 143.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 35th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 475 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 Military Road (CT1 1LN) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Military Road (CT1 1LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burgate Lane (57 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 (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Gregory'S Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Radigunds Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Radigunds Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgate Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Notley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street (St Pauls) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street (St Pauls) Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgate Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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