Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 145.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chaucer Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 99th highest crime rate of 475 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 37.6% lower than the Northgate average (232.9 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -27.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Road (CT1 1ZZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chaucer Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craddock Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chaucer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Martins Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery North Holmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Teddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences March Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Craddock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Craddock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Craddock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craddock Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honeywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Craddock Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craddock Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craddock Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Craddock Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craddock Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craddock Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craddock Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Park
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clement Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regency Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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