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

Pound Lane 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 Pound Lane (CT1 2BZ) 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 Pound Lane (CT1 2BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Best Lane, where police recorded 158 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pound Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Best Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duck Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Orange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Orange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Stephen'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Spires Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnagain Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Radigunds Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Radigunds Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spires Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Stephen'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Radigund'S Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road West —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitehorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehorse Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westgate Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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