Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Barnetts Lane area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 149th 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 Barnetts Lane (CT2 0QS) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnetts Lane (CT2 0QS), the main crime hotspot is near Shalloak Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnetts Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shalloak Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shalloak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shalloak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shalloak Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shalloak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shalloak Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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