Total Crime Rate

3607.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3607.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1229.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 831.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 439.0 10/10
  • Public order 243.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 217.1 10/10
  • Drugs 212.2 10/10
  • Other theft 173.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 56.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 43.9 10/10
  • Robbery 43.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 36.6 10/10
  • Burglary 31.7 10/10
  • Other crime 29.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marlowe 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Marlowe Arcade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodaus Town Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Jewry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences All Saints Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences All Saints Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour All Saints Lane β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rose Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rose Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital Lane β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Best Lane β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burgate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgate Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgate Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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