Total Crime Rate

175.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 175.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Radigunds Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 78th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Radigunds Street (CT1 2AA) in the last 12 months was 175.9 per 1,000 residents and was 381.9% higher than the Blean Forest average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Radigunds Street (CT1 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Butchery Lane. Police recorded 240 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Radigunds Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Best Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butchery Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Orange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duck Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artillery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artillery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butchery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butchery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butchery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butchery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butchery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butchery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butchery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butchery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butchery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Butchery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Butchery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft All Saints Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Lane —
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Data Sources

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