Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Broad Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 162nd 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 Broad Street (CT1 2LT) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower than the Northgate average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (CT1 2LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burgate Lane (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Notley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgate Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgate Lane
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Burgate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgate Lane
Apr 2026Theft from the person Burgate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Ruttington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Iron Bar Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Burgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street (St Pauls) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street (St Pauls) Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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