Total Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Birchington South , and the 148th lowest crime rate of 451 local areas in Thanet .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Road (CT8 8NH) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Birchington South average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (CT8 8NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mordaunt Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hundreds Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Linksfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guildford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hundreds Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hundreds Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chilham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Augustines Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mordaunt Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linksfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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