Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merton Lane area has the 34th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 238th highest crime rate of 477 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 Merton Lane (CT4 7BB) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Wincheap average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Lane (CT4 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Birches (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stuppington Court Farm —
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Data Sources

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