Total Crime Rate

94.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Coppergate area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 169th 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 Coppergate (CT2 7RT) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 157.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coppergate (CT2 7RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Dunstan'S Street, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Becket Mews (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coppergate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Stephen'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Spires Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road West
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road West
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mandeville Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spires Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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