Canterbury violent crime statistics

As of March 2026, the annual crime rate in Canterbury postcode area stands at 43.3 crimes per 1000 people. Canterbury's current crime levels are at 122% of the national crime rate. Violent crime makes up 38.0% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. Violent crime totalled 20.2k representing a decrease 5.6% year-over-year.

Canterbury violent crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Canterbury postcode areacrime statisticEngland & Wales
43.3annual crime rate per 1k workday people35.4
122%ratio of national crime rate100%
38.0% share of all crimes35.3%
20.2kcrimes reported2.0M
-5.6%annual change1.6%

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 1184%651207
CT1 2177%63678
CT1 398%35497
CT10 1108%38274
CT10 272%25306
CT10 393%33202
CT11 0113%40218
CT11 7156%55383
CT11 8286%101549
CT11 9166%59406
CT12 481%2992
CT12 5200%71281
CT12 6204%72796
CT13 0102%36172
CT13 951%18113
CT14 083%3075
CT14 694%33173
CT14 778%28210
CT14 840%1430
CT14 9123%44478
CT15 460%2173
CT15 539%1438
CT15 669%2552
CT15 770%2580
CT16 1243%86608
CT16 2151%53568
CT16 3102%36151
CT17 0163%58576
CT17 9148%52564
CT18 791%32239
CT18 826%939
CT19 4100%36309
CT19 5116%41411
CT19 6132%47301
CT2 0113%40200
CT2 7101%36507
CT2 8101%36227
CT2 940%1462
CT20 1225%80756
CT20 2108%38370
CT20 363%22199
CT21 440%1468
CT21 569%24160
CT21 676%27132
CT3 167%24115
CT3 271%2564
CT3 3111%39160
CT3 496%34114
CT4 567%2494
CT4 648%1776
CT4 760%21120
CT4 883%3045
CT5 1100%35257
CT5 274%26177
CT5 354%19158
CT5 4100%36272
CT6 5153%54419
CT6 698%35271
CT6 791%32302
CT6 8114%40293
CT7 091%32139
CT7 984%30185
CT8 8134%47290
CT9 1289%103915
CT9 2198%70628
CT9 3138%49436
CT9 4171%61400
CT9 5158%56462

Canterbury violent crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Canterbury postcode area has the 18. highest crime rate out of 99 postcode areas

Canterbury violent crime rate rank

Canterbury violent crime rate compared to other areas

Violent crime totalled 20.2k representing a decrease 5.6% 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 March 2025 - February 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.

-5.6% annual change, crime is declining

20.2k 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 February 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 →
Violent crime →

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