Total Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wife Of Bath Hill area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wife Of Bath Hill (CT2 8PG) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 117.9% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wife Of Bath Hill (CT2 8PG), the main crime hotspot is near City View. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wife Of Bath Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Priest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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