Total Crime Rate

105.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 105.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Victoria Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gorrell , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Street (CT5 1JA) in the last 12 months was 105.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (CT5 1JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knots Yard —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knots Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Westgate Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knots Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Acton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person King Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knots Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knots Yard —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Terrys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Terrys Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sea Wall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harbour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harbour 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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