Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 96.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Foreland area has the 24th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 151st highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Foreland (CT1 3NT) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the Wincheap average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Foreland (CT1 3NT), the main crime hotspot is near The Drive. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Foreland area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Drive 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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