Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knight Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 140th highest crime rate of 477 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 Knight Avenue (CT2 8PX) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 192.5% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knight Avenue (CT2 8PX), 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 Knight Avenue 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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