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 8NW) 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 8NW), the main crime hotspot is near Mordaunt Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 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 2025Criminal damage and arson St Augustines Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Mildreds Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mordaunt Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tidewell Mews —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Westgate-On-Sea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate-On-Sea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Mildred'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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