Crime Rates at Roper Road, Canterbury, CT2 7EQ

Roper Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roper Road (CT2 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 106.4 per 1,000 residents and was 202.6% higher than the Blean Forest average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roper Road (CT2 7EQ), the main crime hotspot is near St Dunstan'S Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.