Crime Rates at Monastery Street, Canterbury, CT1 1NW

Monastery Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 26th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Monastery Street (CT1 1NW) in the last 12 months was 355.8 per 1,000 residents and was 176.2% higher than the Wincheap average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monastery Street (CT1 1NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 155 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.