Crime Rates at St Dunstans Street, Canterbury, CT2 8BT

St Dunstans Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Dunstans Street (CT2 8BT) in the last 12 months was 381.2 per 1,000 residents and was 944.7% higher than the Blean Forest average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 375.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 96.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Dunstans Street (CT2 8BT), 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 St Peter'S Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.