Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 108.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Palmstead area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Little Stour & Adisham , and the 134th 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 Palmstead (CT4 6EF) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 127.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Palmstead area

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Data Sources

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