Total Crime Rate

3722.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1146.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 3722.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1170.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1146.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 843.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 607.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 256.1 10/10
  • Public order 229.3 10/10
  • Drugs 197.6 10/10
  • Other theft 163.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 56.1 10/10
  • Burglary 48.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 46.3 10/10
  • Robbery 41.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 31.7 10/10
  • Other crime 19.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
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

Watling Street area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the highest crime rate of 475 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 Watling Street (CT1 2UD) in the last 12 months was 3722.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10099.9% higher than the Blean Forest average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 480 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 53.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 470 (≈ 1146.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street (CT1 2UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butchery Lane, where police recorded 240 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (111 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watling Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/116)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Iron Bar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iron Bar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Iron Bar Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Iron Bar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Iron Bar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Iron Bar Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Iron Bar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Iron Bar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adelaide Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Iron Bar Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beer Cart Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beer Cart Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beer Cart Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beer Cart Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Iron Bar Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlowe Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butchery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butchery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road East —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road East —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road East —
Apr 2026Other theft Orange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Orange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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