Total Crime Rate

239.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 239.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Jesuit Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jesuit Close (CT2 7DB) in the last 12 months was 239.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 116.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jesuit Close (CT2 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Farleigh Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jesuit Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bawden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culpepper Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerham Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerham Close
Apr 2026Other theft Godden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frencham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frencham Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Jesuit Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beecroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Jesuit Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Green Dell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brabourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brabourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brabourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ulcombe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brabourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hovenden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Farleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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