Total Crime Rate

96.0 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 96.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

City View area has the 21st highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 154th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around City View (CT2 8PT) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 173.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City View (CT2 8PT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in City View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manciple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bakers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Franklyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchants Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merchants Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knight Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bakers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prioress Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime City View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson City View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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