Crime Rates at The Street, Staple, Canterbury, CT3 1LL

The Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Little Stour & Ashstone , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 365 local areas in Dover .

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 The Street (CT3 1LL) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% lower than the Little Stour & Ashstone average (40.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Street (CT3 1LL), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Road. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.