Total Crime Rate

541.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

206.6 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 541.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 206.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 143.7 10/10
  • Drugs 47.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.9 8/10
  • Other theft 38.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Edmunds Road 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 St Edmunds Road (CT1 2PD) 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 St Edmunds Road (CT1 2PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Best Lane, where police recorded 158 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road East (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Edmunds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westgate Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Canterbury East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury East —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beer Cart Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beer Cart Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beer Cart Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlowe Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beer Cart Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adelaide Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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