Total Crime Rate

213.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 213.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Station Road West area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 48th highest crime rate of 477 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 Station Road West (CT2 8AN) in the last 12 months was 213.1 per 1,000 residents and was 506.2% higher than the Blean Forest average (35.2 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 Other crime with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road West (CT2 8AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Dunstan'S Street, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Peter'S Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Whitehall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Peter'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Peter'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Becket Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becket Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becket Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Peter'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becket Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westgate Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linden Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanover Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Dunstan'S Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Tower Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tower Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westgate Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westgate Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pound Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Great Stour Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Stour Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Westgate Hall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Westgate Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roseacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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