Total Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

London Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 210th highest 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 London Road (CT2 8LW) in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CT2 8LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pine Tree Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pine Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forty Acres Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Forty Acres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Long Acre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseacre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roseacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mead Way —
Sep 2025Public order St Dunstan'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Bridge Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitehall Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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