Total Crime Rate

148.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 148.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Long Meadow Way area has the 29th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 88th 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 Long Meadow Way (CT2 7DE) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Meadow Way (CT2 7DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ulcombe Gardens, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jesuit Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Long Meadow Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farleigh Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hunton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nethersole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beecroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beecroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hever Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bicknor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ulcombe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ulcombe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ulcombe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ulcombe Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ulcombe Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Hunton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westerham Close —
Sep 2025Public order Jesuit Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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