Crime Rates at St Martins Avenue, Canterbury, CT1 1QQ

St Martins Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 36th 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 St Martins Avenue (CT1 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 271.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% higher than the Northgate average (219.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 104.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martins Avenue (CT1 1QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chaucer Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craddock Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.