Total Crime Rate

115.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fordwich Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 477 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 Fordwich Road (CT2 0BW) in the last 12 months was 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordwich Road (CT2 0BW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fordwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Water Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milner Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milner Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drovers Walk Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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