Total Crime Rate

68.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mccarthy Avenue 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 Mccarthy Avenue (CT2 0PE) 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 Mccarthy Avenue (CT2 0PE), the main crime hotspot is near Herne Bay Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mccarthy Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodside Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour River View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Copt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Herne Bay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Herne Bay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Woodside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Herne Bay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ince Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillbrow Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadlands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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