Crime Rates at Broad Street, Canterbury, CT1 2LU

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 2LU) 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 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 259 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.