Total Crime Rate
136.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carriage Mews area has the 13th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 103rd 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 Carriage Mews (CT2 8AL) in the last 12 months was 136.1 per 1,000 residents and was 287.1% higher than the Blean Forest average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 950.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carriage Mews (CT2 8AL), the main crime hotspot is near Best Lane. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blean Forest| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Best Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Peter'S Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Great Stour Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Stour Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pound Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Westgate Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Best Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Peter'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mandeville Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mandeville Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mandeville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Westgate Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westgate Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westgate Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Linden Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Dunstan'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Dunstan'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Dunstan'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanover Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Peter'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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