Total Crime Rate

569.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 569.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 364.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Longport area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 12th 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 Longport (CT1 1PN) in the last 12 months was 569.9 per 1,000 residents and was 342.3% higher than the Wincheap average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 121.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longport (CT1 1PN), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longport area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Querns Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Paddock —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Martin'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Martin'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pretoria Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martins Avenue —
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Data Sources

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