St Stephen's 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?
Homes rented privately: 37% here, compared with 22% across Canterbury (15.1 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.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 22% here, compared with 12% across Canterbury (10.2 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
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 65 or over: 12.3% here, compared with 21.8% across Canterbury (9.5 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
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 St Stephen's ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
778 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 895 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
St Stephen's 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: 66 mapped crimes in September 2024; 50 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
43.675.4107.2
September 2024August 2026
The line joins consecutive published observations.
Hover or tap the chart for a value. Use the date slider with touch or arrow keys. Escape closes the chart label.
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · St Stephen's
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
66
16
October 2024
60
11
November 2024
75
8
December 2024
71
7
January 2025
75
5
February 2025
89
7
March 2025
67
6
April 2025
50
4
May 2025
75
10
June 2025
91
11
July 2025
103
16
August 2025
73
24
September 2025
50
16
October 2025
74
14
November 2025
65
14
December 2025
68
15
January 2026
60
10
February 2026
67
15
March 2026
88
8
April 2026
62
15
May 2026
69
14
June 2026
59
24
July 2026
66
21
August 2026
50
14
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · St Stephen's
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
377
criminal damage arson
103
vehicle crime
75
other theft
71
burglary
34
drugs
34
other crime
26
public order
25
bicycle theft
11
possession of weapons
9
shoplifting
7
robbery
4
theft from the person
2
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.
