Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Canterbury, CT2 7LE

Shaftesbury Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Shaftesbury Road (CT2 7LE) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% lower than the Northgate average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (CT2 7LE), the main crime hotspot is near Mandeville Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.