Total Crime Rate

126.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 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 126.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Mill Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 115th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Lane (CT2 8NF) in the last 12 months was 126.0 per 1,000 residents and was 245.2% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (CT2 8NF), the main crime hotspot is near Knight Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Knight Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Miller Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Priest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
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Data Sources

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