Total Crime Rate

126.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canterbury Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Garlinge , and the 121st highest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

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 Canterbury Road (CT8 8JS) in the last 12 months was 126.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher than the Garlinge average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (CT8 8JS), the main crime hotspot is near Briary Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Old Boundary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Briary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roxburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Briary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Briary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Boundary Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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