Total Crime Rate

169.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.0 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 169.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Orchard Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 475 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 Orchard Close (CT2 7AL) in the last 12 months was 169.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Close (CT2 7AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downs Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downs Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hackington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hackington Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manwood Orchard Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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