Crime Rates at Sussex Avenue, Canterbury, CT1 1RT

Sussex Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 94th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sussex Avenue (CT1 1RT) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Northgate average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Avenue (CT1 1RT), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 196 crimes here, including 162 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.