Total Crime Rate
3607.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marlowe Arcade area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marlowe Arcade (CT1 2TJ) in the last 12 months was 3607.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10162.6% higher than the Blean Forest average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 504 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 8 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 80.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 474 (β 1156.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marlowe Arcade (CT1 2TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 434 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (133 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blean Forest| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhodaus Town | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sun Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jewry Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | All Saints Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rose Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rose Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Best Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burgate Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgate Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgate Lane | Under investigation |
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