Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 103.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gosfield Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Beltinge , and the 146th 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 Gosfield Road (CT6 5SD) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 101.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosfield Road (CT6 5SD), the main crime hotspot is near Bank Street. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gosfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fenoulhet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spenser Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Street
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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