Total Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.0 1/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Black Griffin Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Black Griffin Lane (CT1 2DG) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% lower than the Blean Forest average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Black Griffin Lane (CT1 2DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Dunstan'S Street, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Peter'S Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Black Griffin Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Grove —
Apr 2026Public order St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westgate Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Dunstan'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Dunstan'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Dunstan'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whitehall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beer Cart Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beer Cart Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 99

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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