Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 157.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 59.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Parham Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 89th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parham Road (CT1 1TX) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Northgate average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parham Road (CT1 1TX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Brymore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regency Place
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brymore Close
Apr 2026Drugs Brymore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brymore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brymore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Teddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brymore Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honeywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sargeants Parade
Apr 2026Other theft Sargeants Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parham Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parham Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Park Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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