Crime Rates at Chaucer Road, Canterbury, CT1 1ZZ

Chaucer Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaucer Road (CT1 1ZZ) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the Northgate average (219.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Road (CT1 1ZZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Regency Place, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craddock Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.