Total Crime Rate
541.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
206.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawks Lane 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 Hawks Lane (CT1 2NU) 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 Hawks Lane (CT1 2NU), 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 (111 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canterbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orange Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turnagain Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehorse Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lavender Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Mews | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Temple Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Adelaide Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Orange Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butchery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Iron Bar Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Lane | — |
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