Total Crime Rate

227.2 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 227.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 57.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Dunstans Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 45th highest crime rate of 477 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 8BX) in the last 12 months was 227.2 per 1,000 residents and was 546.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (β‰ˆ 91.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Dunstans Street (CT2 8BX), the main crime hotspot is near St Dunstan'S Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Dunstans Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Bridge Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pound Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pound Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Westgate Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westgate Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Long Acre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linden Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Dunstan'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandeville Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pine Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roseacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandeville Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Peter'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tower Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Tower Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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