Total Crime Rate

104.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broad Oak Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 145th 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 Broad Oak Road (CT2 7QB) in the last 12 months was 104.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Oak Road (CT2 7QB), the main crime hotspot is near Ulcombe Gardens. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Oak Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sargeants Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemsing Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halstead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sargeants Parade —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ulcombe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kemsing Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerham Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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