Total Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 77.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Island Wall area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gorrell , and the 207th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Island Wall (CT5 1EE) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Island Wall (CT5 1EE), the main crime hotspot is near Marine Gap. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Island Wall area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Beach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Island Wall Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Under investigation
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Data Sources

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