Total Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Prioress Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Prioress Road (CT2 8NX) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prioress Road (CT2 8NX), 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 Prioress Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Knight Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rheims Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rheims Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rheims Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prioress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Miller Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becket Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rheims Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bishops Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
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Data Sources

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