Total Crime Rate

219.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 219.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 64.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
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

Mill Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 50th 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 Mill Road (CT2 0AF) in the last 12 months was 219.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% lower than the Northgate average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Road (CT2 0AF), the main crime hotspot is near Milner Lane. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane —
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Data Sources

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