Total Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 32.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Island Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Little Stour & Adisham , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Island Road (CT3 4HD) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the Little Stour & Adisham average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Island Road (CT3 4HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sutton Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Elms (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Island Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Elms Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime The Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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