Total Crime Rate
541.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
206.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Adelaide Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 12th 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 Adelaide Place (CT1 2HS) in the last 12 months was 541.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1385.1% higher than the Blean Forest average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 206.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Adelaide Place (CT1 2HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butchery Lane, where police recorded 240 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (106 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canterbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehorse Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehorse Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Station Road East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drying Shed Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitehorse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | All Saints Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | All Saints Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | All Saints Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | All Saints Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beer Cart Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitehorse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehorse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orange Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Lane | — |
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