Total Crime Rate

462.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 462.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.4 10/10
  • Other theft 32.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.9 9/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Palace Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 18th highest crime rate of 475 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 Palace Street (CT1 2DY) in the last 12 months was 462.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1166.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 168.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Street (CT1 2DY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 460 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palace Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/145)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butchery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehorse Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Borough Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Radigund'S Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duck Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Radigunds Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Burgate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgate Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgate Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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