Total Crime Rate

136.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 136.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Steam Packet Cottages area has the 13th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 477 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 Steam Packet Cottages (CT2 7ED) in the last 12 months was 136.1 per 1,000 residents and was 287.1% higher than the Blean Forest average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 950.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steam Packet Cottages (CT2 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near Best Lane. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Steam Packet Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tower Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephen'S Fields β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Peter'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Peter'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Peter'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Stour Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Great Stour Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jewry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Best Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Best Lane β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Station Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road West β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road West β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Best Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Best Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Best Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Best Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandeville Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Westgate Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westgate Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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