Total Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Monks Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 183rd 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 Monks Close (CT2 7ET) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monks Close (CT2 7ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walden Court, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monks Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hever Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Market Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charollais Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charollais Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ambleside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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