Canterbury crime stats

April 2024

The overall crime rate in Canterbury postcode area is 119.4 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 23.4k crimes were violent crimes which is 42.0% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 142% of national crime rate. Possession of weapons crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 23.5% over the last twelve months.Canterbury crime statistics
Crime categoryShare of all crimesRanking (95 postcode areas)% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
Violent crime →42.0%9. highest142%23.4k-5.0%
Antisocial behaviour crime →14.1%41. highest106%7.8k-3.8%
Criminal damage and arson crime →9.6%11. highest144%5.4k-7.2%
Shoplifting crime →7.5%22. highest124%4.2k20.1%
Other theft crime →6.4%40. highest96%3.6k-10.9%
Public order crime →5.6%34. lowest86%3.1k-17.1%
Vehicle crime →3.4%26. lowest65%1.9k-11.9%
Drugs crime →3.1%16. highest138%1.8k11.3%
Burglary crime →2.7%26. lowest76%1.5k-19.1%
Other crime →2.6%10. highest170%1.5k-0.7%
Possession of weapons crime →1.0%23. highest123%53023.5%
Bicycle theft crime →0.8%46. lowest86%4411.1%
Theft from the person crime →0.6%47. lowest37%33510.9%
Robbery crime →0.6%41. lowest55%323-24.5%
Crime categoryShare of all crimesCrime rate ranking% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
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The category of "other crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Other crime" rate is at 170% of national crime rate which puts Canterbury on 10. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Other crime" makes up 2.6% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "other crime" is 1.5k cases and has decreased by 0.7% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Canterbury crime rate comparison map

This map compares crime rate in Canterbury postcode area to the national crime rate.

Canterbury crime rate comparison map

Canterbury crime rate by crime statistic

This graph compares crime rate in Canterbury postcode area to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.

Canterbury crime rate by crime statistic

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