Total Crime Rate
204.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
122.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Central Parade area has the 8th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Beltinge , and the 56th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Central Parade (CT6 5HT) in the last 12 months was 204.6 per 1,000 residents and was 298.0% higher than the Beltinge average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Central Parade (CT6 5HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Street, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heron| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belle Vue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beacon Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | East Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Cliff Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Cliff Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Cliff Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | East Cliff Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | South Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belle Vue Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fenoulhet Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cooper'S Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Street | Under investigation |
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