Total Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bishops Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bishops Way (CT2 8DS) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Way (CT2 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitstable Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Dunstan'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fisher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Westgate Court Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harcourt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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