Total Crime Rate

548.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

290.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 548.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 290.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 270.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 209.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Villiers Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 11th 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 Villiers Road (CT1 1TJ) in the last 12 months was 548.4 per 1,000 residents and was 135.5% higher 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 4.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -1.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 290.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villiers Road (CT1 1TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Wales Crescent. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Villiers Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sangro Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albuhera Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyll View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldock Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wales Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wales Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wales Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wales Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wales Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albuhera Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albuhera Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albuhera Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albuhera Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Villiers Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Realmwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Realmwood Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Sangro Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sangro Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sangro Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somme Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lampen Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villiers Road —
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Data Sources

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