Total Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Salisbury Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Salisbury Road (CT2 7HH) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% lower than the Northgate average (219.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Salisbury Road (CT2 7HH), the main crime hotspot is near Redwood Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Northgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pine Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beaconsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pine Tree Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherdsgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Roseacre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roseacre Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherdsgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mandeville Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mandeville Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mandeville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bramshaw Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michael'S Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michael'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forty Acres Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forty Acres Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Long Acre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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