Total Crime Rate

164.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 164.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 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

Ambleside Place area has the 28th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 85th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ambleside Place (CT2 7UJ) in the last 12 months was 164.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Place (CT2 7UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Town Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Starle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walden Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Ruttington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Ruttington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Town Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Town Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Town Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft River Bend Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tourtel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Way —
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Data Sources

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