Crime Rates at Suffolk Road, Canterbury, CT1 1SA

Suffolk Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 7th 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 Suffolk Road (CT1 1SA) in the last 12 months was 911.9 per 1,000 residents and was 314.9% higher 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 161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 167 (≈ 735.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 408.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Road (CT1 1SA), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.