Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 95.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Lane 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 Mill Lane (CT2 8NQ) 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 Mill Lane (CT2 8NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reeves Close, where police recorded 19 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime City View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Franklyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Priest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priest Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merchants Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchants Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson City View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manciple Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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