Total Crime Rate

86.7 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 86.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hawthorn Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 170th highest crime rate of 477 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 Hawthorn Avenue (CT2 7PR) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Avenue (CT2 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near New Town Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farleigh Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Starle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ambleside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Market Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Bend Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Town Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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