Total Crime Rate

150.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.7 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 150.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Brooklands Close 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 Brooklands Close (CT2 0BT) 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 Brooklands Close (CT2 0BT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Brooklands Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Well Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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