Total Crime Rate

1859.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

374.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1859.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 795.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 383.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 374.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 251.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 157.5 10/10
  • Robbery 63.8 10/10
  • Public order 51.1 10/10
  • Other theft 42.6 10/10
  • Drugs 25.5 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Other crime 21.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • 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

Mortimer Street area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Beltinge , and the 2nd 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 Mortimer Street (CT6 5PH) in the last 12 months was 1859.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3517.8% higher than the Beltinge average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 187 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 374.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortimer Street (CT6 5PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 238 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mortimer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hanover Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sea View Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sea View Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dolphin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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