Crime Rates at Westminster Road, Canterbury, CT1 1YY

Westminster Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 10th 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 Westminster Road (CT1 1YY) in the last 12 months was 645.5 per 1,000 residents and was 193.7% higher than the Northgate average (219.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Road (CT1 1YY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vauxhall Avenue, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.