Total Crime Rate

106.8 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 106.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 15th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 132nd 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 8PZ) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 203.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knight Avenue (CT2 8PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Knight Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knight Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fisher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knight Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prioress Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knight Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Westgate Court Avenue Under investigation
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 Summer Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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