Total Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Saddleton Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gorrell , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Saddleton Road (CT5 4JH) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower than the Gorrell average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saddleton Road (CT5 4JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Francis Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gorrell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Francis Close | — |
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