Total Crime Rate

391.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 391.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.1 10/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 477 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 King Street (CT1 2AR) in the last 12 months was 391.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1013.2% higher than the Blean Forest average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (β‰ˆ 190.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (CT1 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Butchery Lane. Police recorded 221 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butchery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantry Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iron Bar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Iron Bar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iron Bar Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iron Bar Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butchery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butchery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butchery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butchery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butchery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Lane β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Butchery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Butchery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orange Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pound Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tower Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Tower Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Way β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Westgate Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Westgate Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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