Crime Rates at Island Road, Upstreet, Canterbury, CT3 4DE

Island Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Little Stour & Adisham , and the 168th highest crime rate of 475 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 Island Road (CT3 4DE) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 98.0% higher than the Little Stour & Adisham average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Island Road (CT3 4DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mary'S Gardens, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aberdeen Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.