Crime Rates at High Street, Canterbury, CT1 2RY

High Street 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 High Street (CT1 2RY) 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 High Street (CT1 2RY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 460 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.