Total Crime Rate

1509.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

512.5 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 1509.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 512.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 412.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 376.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 211.5 10/10
  • Drugs 114.7 10/10
  • Other theft 103.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 86.0 10/10
  • Public order 78.9 10/10
  • Robbery 43.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.9 9/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
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

Best Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Best Lane (CT1 2JB) in the last 12 months was 1509.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4035.3% 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 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 143 (≈ 512.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Best Lane (CT1 2JB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Best Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehorse Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehorse Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitehorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Rose Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rose Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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