Crime Rates at Lower Chantry Lane, Canterbury, CT1 1UF

Lower Chantry Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 12th 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 Lower Chantry Lane (CT1 1UF) in the last 12 months was 569.9 per 1,000 residents and was 342.3% higher than the Wincheap average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 121.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Chantry Lane (CT1 1UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burgate Lane (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.