Total Crime Rate

150.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 150.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • 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
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 20th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Aylesford & East Stour , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Ashford .

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 Canterbury Road (TN24 0BL) in the last 12 months was 150.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% higher than the Aylesford & East Stour average (102.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (TN24 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Paper Lane. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 8 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alsops Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alsops Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Gladstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paper Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Paper Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Swallowfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alsops Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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