Crime Rates at Long Acre Close, Canterbury, CT2 7TE

Long Acre Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 75th highest crime rate of 475 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 Long Acre Close (CT2 7TE) in the last 12 months was 176.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Acre Close (CT2 7TE), 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 Redwood Close (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.