Total Crime Rate
462.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
168.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Orange 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 Orange Street (CT1 2JA) 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 Orange Street (CT1 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Butchery Lane. Police recorded 240 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canterbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Radigund'S Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Burgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehorse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitehorse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitehorse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehorse Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehorse Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alphege Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sun Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sun Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Chantry Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehorse Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rose Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Iron Bar Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Best Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Iron Bar Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Best Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Best Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Best Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Best Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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