Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 98.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.7 6/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bockhanger , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Ashford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Road (TN24 9QA) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower than the Bockhanger average (132.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (TN24 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Nine Acres. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 40 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Acres Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bybrook Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nine Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nine Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Acres Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bybrook Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Bybrook Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bybrook Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nine Acres Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bybrook Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinneys Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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