Crime Rates at Giles Lane, Canterbury, CT2 7LR

Giles Lane area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Giles Lane (CT2 7LR) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Giles Lane (CT2 7LR), the main crime hotspot is near Turing Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.