Total Crime Rate

516.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 516.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 207.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 133.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.2 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Other crime 16.0 10/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gorrell , and the 14th 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 High Street (CT5 1BB) in the last 12 months was 516.0 per 1,000 residents and was 287.0% higher than the Gorrell average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CT5 1BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 236 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Terrys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Terrys Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knots Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knots Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knots Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knots Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knots Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sea Wall —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harbour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person King Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Acton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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