Total Crime Rate
112.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Ruttington Lane 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 Old Ruttington Lane (CT1 1NY) 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 (≈ 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 Old Ruttington Lane (CT1 1NY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Northgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street (St Pauls) | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tourtel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alma Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clement Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Notley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Tourtel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tourtel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Monastery Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Monastery Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craddock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craddock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Craddock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Craddock Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Gregory'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street St Gregorys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clement Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Military Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street (St Pauls) | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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