Total Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 36.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Denstroude Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denstroude Lane (CT2 9JU) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Blean Forest average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Denstroude Lane area

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Data Sources

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