Total Crime Rate

223.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 223.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sturry Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 46th 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 Sturry Road (CT2 0AA) in the last 12 months was 223.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher than the Northgate average (219.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Sturry Road area

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Data Sources

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