Total Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bishops Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 148th highest crime rate of 475 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 Bishops Way (CT2 8DX) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 180.8% higher than the Blean Forest average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Way (CT2 8DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harcourt Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rheims Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rheims Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prioress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Bishops Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Miller Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rheims Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harcourt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harcourt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rheims Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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