Total Crime Rate
68.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broadlands area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 209th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broadlands (CT2 0BE) in the last 12 months was 68.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% lower than the Northgate average (219.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broadlands (CT2 0BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herne Bay Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Northgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillbrow Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodside Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Woodside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Denne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Herne Bay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Herne Bay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ince Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Copt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drovers Walk | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Copt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Herne Bay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Copt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | River View | — |
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