What is the crime rate in canterbury?

As of March 2026, canterbury has an annual crime rate of 101.84 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,495 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does canterbury rank nationally for crime?

canterbury ranks #100 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in canterbury?

The most common crime type in canterbury is Violence & Sexual Offences with 501 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 33.5% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Kent Police Police

canterbury Crime Intelligence Report

canterbury recorded 1,495 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 9.33 per 1,000 residents. This places canterbury at #100 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 14.3% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 2.5% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,495

trending_up +14.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

101.84per 1k

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#245of 330

Top 21% Riskiest UK

Kent

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Ranked by annual rate

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 86	86
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 25 Anti-social behaviour: 12	25
On or near St Dunstan'S Street Map	Shoplifting: 21 Robbery: 2	21
On or near Supermarket Map	Anti-social behaviour: 14 Criminal damage and arson: 3	14
On or near Hunton Gardens Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 6	8
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 13	13
On or near Hospital Map	Violence and sexual offences: 11 Theft from the person: 1	11
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 12	12
On or near Shopping Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8 Drugs: 3	8
On or near Supermarket Map	Robbery: 9	9

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

1,495 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

501

33.5%

Anti-social Behaviour

288

19.3%

Shoplifting

201

13.4%

Criminal Damage & Arson

124

8.3%

Other Theft

6.3%

Drug Offences

4.2%

Public Order

3.4%

Other Crime

2.6%

Burglary

2.5%

Vehicle Crime

2.4%

Robbery

1.4%

Weapons Possession

1.3%

Bicycle Theft

0.9%

Theft from Person

0.5%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,611

Total Stops

20.3%

Arrest Rate

279

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

918

Offensive weapons

211

Stolen goods

201

Article for use in theft

159

Articles for use in criminal damage

Goods on which duty has not been paid etc.

Game or poaching equipment

Firearms

Outcome

A no further action disposal912

Community resolution363

Arrest327

Summons / charged by post6

Khat or Cannabis warning2

Caution (simple or conditional)1

Gender

Male1,336

Female248

Other27

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

73.1%

White

8.1%

Black

8.0%

Asian

5.6%

Other

5.1%

Mixed

Stop & search data published by Kent Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

21 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Westgate	303	223.1
2	Northgate	172	200.3
3	Heron	160	136.5
4	Wincheap	112	117.1
5	Gorrell	113	112.4

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Blean Forest	26	1.7
shield	Beltinge	24	2.4
shield	Swalecliffe	14	1.7
shield	Reculver	21	3.0
shield	Tankerton	16	3.4

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +14.3%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +2.5%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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