Crime Rates at Hanover Place, Canterbury, CT2 7HA

Hanover Place area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 169th 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 Hanover Place (CT2 7HA) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 157.9% higher than the Blean Forest average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Place (CT2 7HA), the main crime hotspot is near Becket Mews. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.