Crime Rates at Blackfriars Street, Canterbury, CT1 2AP

Blackfriars 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 Blackfriars Street (CT1 2AP) 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 Blackfriars Street (CT1 2AP), 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.