Total Crime Rate
514.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
129.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Longport area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 15th highest crime rate of 475 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 Longport (CT1 1PG) in the last 12 months was 514.5 per 1,000 residents and was 304.3% higher than the Wincheap average (127.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 129.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longport (CT1 1PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A2050 (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canterbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Pauls Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Gregory'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Albert Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A2050 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martin'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Pauls Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | A2050 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A2050 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A2050 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St George'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A2050 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A2050 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A2050 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Gregory'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A2050 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street (St Pauls) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Paddock | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Church Street (St Pauls) | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | North Holmes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chaucer Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ivy Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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