Total Crime Rate
102.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cedarview 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 Cedarview (CT2 8JE) 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 Cedarview (CT2 8JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fisher Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canterbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Becket Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Lane | — |
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