Crime Rates at Water Meadows, Fordwich, Canterbury, CT2 0BF

Water Meadows area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 96th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Meadows (CT2 0BF) in the last 12 months was 150.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% lower than the Northgate average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Meadows (CT2 0BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Well Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.