Total Crime Rate

335.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.7 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 335.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shaftesbury Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gorrell , and the 31st 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 (CT5 1DS) in the last 12 months was 335.5 per 1,000 residents and was 151.7% higher than the Gorrell average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (CT5 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 505 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Island Wall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Terrys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
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 2026Theft from the person Terrys Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Gap —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Cliff Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person King Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street 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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