Total Crime Rate

459.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 459.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 233.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.5 10/10
  • Other theft 48.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.3 10/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.1 10/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Georges Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 15th 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 St Georges Place (CT1 1UT) in the last 12 months was 459.7 per 1,000 residents and was 256.8% higher than the Wincheap average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 274.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Georges Place (CT1 1UT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 228 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Georges Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bigglestons Link —
Sep 2025Other theft A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bigglestons Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2050 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2050 —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A2050 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons A2050 Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons A2050 Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2050 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2050 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iron Bar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Vernon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Vernon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iron Bar Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iron Bar Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iron Bar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —

Data Sources

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