Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.4 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 85.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

London Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 188th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (CT2 8LS) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 134.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CT2 8LS), the main crime hotspot is near St Dunstan'S Street. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhouse Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Dunstan'S Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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