Crime Rates at Summer Hill, Harbledown, Canterbury, CT2 8NH

Summer Hill area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 156th highest crime rate of 477 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 Summer Hill (CT2 8NH) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 171.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summer Hill (CT2 8NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knight Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near City View (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.