Total Crime Rate

201.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 201.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Drugs 41.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Castle Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 58th 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 Castle Street (CT1 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 201.0 per 1,000 residents and was 450.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (CT1 2QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 226 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drying Shed Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft All Saints Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehorse Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitehorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rose Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rose Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Lane —
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Data Sources

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