Total Crime Rate

522.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.7 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 522.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 257.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Field Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 13th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Field Avenue (CT1 1TR) in the last 12 months was 522.3 per 1,000 residents and was 124.3% higher than the Northgate average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 73.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Field Avenue (CT1 1TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 164 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tennyson Avenue (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Field Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dickens Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tennyson Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Public order Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stour Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stour Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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