Total Crime Rate

467.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 467.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 241.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 141.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Villiers Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 14th 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 Villiers Road (CT1 1TJ) in the last 12 months was 467.7 per 1,000 residents and was 112.8% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 254.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villiers Road (CT1 1TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Wales Crescent. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 61 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 (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wales Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wales Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wales Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wales Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wales Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wales Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wales Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wales Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wales Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lampen Walk —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Realmwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sevastopol Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevastopol Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wales Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wales Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wales Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lampen Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wales Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lampen Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baldock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albuhera Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lampen Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aisne Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aisne Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aisne Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Baldock Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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