Total Crime Rate

106.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 106.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 40.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Canterbury Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

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 (TN24 8JB) in the last 12 months was 106.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Bockhanger average (132.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -51.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (TN24 8JB), the main crime hotspot is near Park Street. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 19 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 (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magazine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Other theft Grampion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Pennine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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