Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 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 87.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Godden Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Godden Road (CT2 7BZ) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% 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 14 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 Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Godden Road (CT2 7BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farleigh Road, where police recorded 41 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 Godden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jesuit Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beecroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossways —
Apr 2026Other theft Farleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bawden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hovenden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Otham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Jesuit Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jesuit Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jesuit Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jesuit Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Godden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brabourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frencham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frencham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culpepper Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Green Dell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tenterden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenterden Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brabourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brabourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brabourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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