Crime Rates at Pound Lane, Canterbury, CT1 2BZ

Pound Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 80th 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 Pound Lane (CT1 2BZ) in the last 12 months was 158.6 per 1,000 residents and was 351.3% higher than the Blean Forest average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% 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 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Peter'S Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.