Total Crime Rate

154.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 154.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Ulcombe Gardens area has the 28th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ulcombe Gardens (CT2 7QY) in the last 12 months was 154.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ulcombe Gardens (CT2 7QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ulcombe Gardens, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jesuit Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ulcombe Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nethersole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ulcombe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ulcombe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ulcombe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hever Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ulcombe Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ulcombe Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westerham Close —
Sep 2025Public order Jesuit Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farleigh Road —
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Data Sources

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