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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in CT6: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

CT6 recorded 309 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.22 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 12.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring81.0 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment309 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 12.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

309
trending_up +16.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

81.0per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,323

Within CT6 district

Canterbury

42,789

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 31 Shoplifting: 25 Anti-social behaviour: 2
31
Dolphin Street Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8
Bank Street Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Clarence Street Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Other theft: 1
7
Avenue Road Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
7
Hilary Close Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
East Street Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Supermarket Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
6
Market Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
6
William Street Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Shoplifting: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
309 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
124
40.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
68
22.0%
Shoplifting
39
12.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
23
7.4%
Burglary
14
4.5%
Other Theft
10
3.2%
Public Order
7
2.3%
Vehicle Crime
6
1.9%
Other Crime
4
1.3%
Robbery
4
1.3%
Weapons Possession
3
1.0%
Bicycle Theft
3
1.0%
Drug Offences
3
1.0%
Theft from Person
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: CT6

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CT6 (40.1%). Anti-social Behaviour (22.0%) and Shoplifting (12.6%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in CT6 has risen sharply — by 12.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for CT6 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +16.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +12.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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