Total Crime Rate

11.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Priest Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 477 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 Priest Avenue (CT2 8PP) in the last 12 months was 11.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower than the Blean Forest average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priest Avenue (CT2 8PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reeves Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merchants Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priest Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchants Way 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 2025Vehicle crime Bakers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manciple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merchants Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bakers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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