Total Crime Rate

743.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.5 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 743.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 524.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Drugs 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Westminster Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 9th highest crime rate of 475 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 Westminster Road (CT1 1YY) in the last 12 months was 743.5 per 1,000 residents and was 219.2% 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 182 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 109.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Road (CT1 1YY), the main crime hotspot is near Vauxhall Avenue. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westminster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sturry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall 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 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenbridge Park —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Greenbridge Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenbridge Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Greenbridge Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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