Canterbury violent crime statistics

As of April 2026, the annual crime rate in Canterbury postcode area stands at 43.1 crimes per 1000 people. Canterbury's current crime levels are at 122% of the national crime rate. Violent crime makes up 37.8% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. Violent crime totalled 20.1k representing a decrease 5.3% year-over-year.

Canterbury violent crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Canterbury postcode areacrime statisticEngland & Wales
43.1annual crime rate per 1k workday people35.4
122%ratio of national crime rate100%
37.8% share of all crimes35.3%
20.1kcrimes reported2.0M
-5.3%annual change1.3%

Canterbury violent crime rate comparison map

Canterbury violent crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
CT1 1186%661220
CT1 2176%62674
CT1 397%34494
CT10 1105%37268
CT10 270%25299
CT10 392%32200
CT11 0117%42227
CT11 7159%57392
CT11 8293%104561
CT11 9160%57391
CT12 487%3199
CT12 5207%73291
CT12 6204%72797
CT13 0105%37178
CT13 949%17109
CT14 078%2870
CT14 692%32169
CT14 774%26199
CT14 843%1532
CT14 9122%43474
CT15 459%2172
CT15 539%1438
CT15 678%2758
CT15 770%2580
CT16 1241%86605
CT16 2151%53567
CT16 395%34141
CT17 0164%58579
CT17 9144%51549
CT18 783%30220
CT18 826%939
CT19 499%35305
CT19 5111%39394
CT19 6143%51326
CT2 0113%40200
CT2 7102%36508
CT2 8106%38239
CT2 939%1461
CT20 1227%80761
CT20 2111%39381
CT20 361%22192
CT21 439%1466
CT21 569%24161
CT21 667%24116
CT3 164%23109
CT3 276%2768
CT3 3119%42172
CT3 495%34113
CT4 563%2289
CT4 643%1569
CT4 763%22125
CT4 882%2944
CT5 1101%36259
CT5 273%26173
CT5 353%19155
CT5 4104%37282
CT6 5155%55422
CT6 698%35271
CT6 793%33306
CT6 8111%39285
CT7 086%31132
CT7 983%30183
CT8 8134%47290
CT9 1286%101904
CT9 2196%70623
CT9 3136%48431
CT9 4169%60395
CT9 5153%54446

Canterbury violent crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Canterbury postcode area has the 19. highest crime rate out of 99 postcode areas

Canterbury violent crime rate rank

Canterbury violent crime rate compared to other areas

Violent crime totalled 20.1k representing a decrease 5.3% year-over-year. In the graph below, postcode area are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the postcode area crime rate between May 2025 - April 2026 to the postcode area crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the postcode area.

-5.3% annual change, crime is declining

20.1k crimes reported

Canterbury violent crime rate compared to other areasCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

Canterbury violent crime volume

Number of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to April 2026.

Canterbury violent crime volume

Canterbury violent crime rate

Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.

Canterbury violent crime rate

Canterbury violent crime seasonality

Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2020 till 2024.

Canterbury violent crime seasonality

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Crime Statistics Detail for Canterbury postcode area
Antisocial behaviour crime →
Bicycle theft crime →
Burglary crime →
Criminal damage and arson crime →
Drugs crime →
Other crime →
Other theft crime →
Possession of weapons crime →
Public order crime →
Robbery crime →
Shoplifting crime →
Theft from the person crime →
Vehicle crime →
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