Total Crime Rate

342.1 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 342.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.2 10/10
  • Drugs 70.2 10/10
  • Public order 35.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Causeway area has the 10th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 27th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Causeway (CT1 2BF) in the last 12 months was 342.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 149.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Causeway (CT1 2BF), the main crime hotspot is near Best Lane. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Causeway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Best Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Causeway β€”
Sep 2025Public order The Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Station Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road West β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road West β€”
Sep 2025Public order Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Stour Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Great Stour Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Best Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Way β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Tower Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tower Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Best Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Best Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Best Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Best Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Best Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Best Lane β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Best Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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