Total Crime Rate

873.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 873.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 793.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Canterbury Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gorrell , and the 8th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Road (CT5 4HD) in the last 12 months was 873.5 per 1,000 residents and was 555.2% 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 257 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (CT5 4HD), 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 Canterbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granary Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Suffolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Cliff Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Cliff Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granary Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granary Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granary Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Street —
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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