Total Crime Rate
32.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gosselin Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gorrell , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gosselin Street (CT5 4LA) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Gorrell average (133.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gosselin Street (CT5 4LA), the main crime hotspot is near St Andrew'S Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gorrell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranleigh Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranleigh Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James' Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Andrew'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Francis Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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