Total Crime Rate

251.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 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 251.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Stephens Pathway area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 41st 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 St Stephens Pathway (CT2 7DZ) in the last 12 months was 251.8 per 1,000 residents and was 590.1% higher than the Blean Forest average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephens Pathway (CT2 7DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Best Lane. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Stephens Pathway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Becket Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephen'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chantry Court —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chantry Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alphege Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Radigunds Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Radigunds Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duck Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westgate Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Saints Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road West —
Apr 2026Other theft All Saints Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Street —
Apr 2026Other theft The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Spires Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spires Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Radigund'S Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Stephen'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Stephen'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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