Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Canterbury local authority area · mapped crimes
Canterbury · England
Crime and safety
Canterbury council area. Every figure carries its own date.
Canterbury
Police-recorded locations for Canterbury local authority area. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
13,999 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 14,436 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
| Month | Mapped crime | Anti-social behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 1,062 | 174 |
| October 2024 | 1,185 | 159 |
| November 2024 | 1,063 | 133 |
| December 2024 | 1,044 | 129 |
| January 2025 | 1,091 | 155 |
| February 2025 | 1,162 | 134 |
| March 2025 | 1,260 | 199 |
| April 2025 | 1,188 | 200 |
| May 2025 | 1,323 | 246 |
| June 2025 | 1,252 | 272 |
| July 2025 | 1,424 | 356 |
| August 2025 | 1,382 | 318 |
| September 2025 | 1,060 | 244 |
| October 2025 | 1,233 | 244 |
| November 2025 | 1,233 | 230 |
| December 2025 | 1,183 | 227 |
| January 2026 | 1,086 | 211 |
| February 2026 | 1,074 | 235 |
| March 2026 | 1,207 | 288 |
| April 2026 | 1,155 | 298 |
| May 2026 | 1,151 | 366 |
| June 2026 | 1,208 | 312 |
| July 2026 | 1,284 | 390 |
| August 2026 | 1,125 | 437 |
Crime categories in the latest complete year
| Category | Mapped crimes |
|---|---|
| violent crime | 5,804 |
| shoplifting | 2,343 |
| criminal damage arson | 1,529 |
| other theft | 1,123 |
| vehicle crime | 656 |
| drugs | 597 |
| public order | 587 |
| burglary | 401 |
| other crime | 372 |
| robbery | 187 |
| bicycle theft | 175 |
| possession of weapons | 147 |
| theft from the person | 78 |
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
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