Crime Rates at Broad Oak Road, Canterbury, CT2 7QG

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 7QG) 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 7QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kemsing Gardens, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bicknor Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.