Crime Rates at Hospital Lane, Canterbury, CT1 2PE

Hospital Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 40th highest crime rate of 477 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 Hospital Lane (CT1 2PE) in the last 12 months was 252.6 per 1,000 residents and was 618.6% higher than the Blean Forest average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 97.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hospital Lane (CT1 2PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 206 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road East (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.