Total Crime Rate

167.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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

Popes Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 70th highest crime rate of 477 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 Popes Lane (CT2 0LA) in the last 12 months was 167.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Popes Lane (CT2 0LA), the main crime hotspot is near Copt Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Popes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Woodside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour River View —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodside Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Sep 2025Public order Copt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ince Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillbrow Avenue —
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Data Sources

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