Total Crime Rate
119.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shaftesbury Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Little Stour & Adisham , and the 124th 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 Shaftesbury Road (CT3 4HS) in the last 12 months was 119.0 per 1,000 residents and was 149.0% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shaftesbury Road (CT3 4HS), the main crime hotspot is near Larch Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canterbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Elms | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Larch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Larch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Alban'S Road | — |
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