Heron ward · Canterbury. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 25.1% here, compared with 33.1% across Canterbury (8 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 28% here, compared with 22% across Canterbury (6 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 22% here, compared with 16.2% across Canterbury (5.8 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Heron ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,503 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,600 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Heron ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 124 mapped crimes in September 2024; 145 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Heron
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
124
20
October 2024
141
19
November 2024
107
11
December 2024
102
19
January 2025
112
16
February 2025
115
21
March 2025
135
25
April 2025
150
18
May 2025
167
35
June 2025
137
58
July 2025
144
38
August 2025
166
44
September 2025
121
27
October 2025
130
42
November 2025
120
27
December 2025
102
23
January 2026
126
28
February 2026
99
26
March 2026
107
38
April 2026
153
45
May 2026
139
56
June 2026
132
52
July 2026
129
59
August 2026
145
50
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Heron
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
618
shoplifting
296
criminal damage arson
139
other theft
109
drugs
70
vehicle crime
68
public order
61
burglary
42
other crime
31
robbery
28
possession of weapons
25
bicycle theft
11
theft from the person
5
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.
