Westgate 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: 45% here, compared with 22% across Canterbury (22.9 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 a degree or equivalent: 44.2% here, compared with 33.1% across Canterbury (11.2 percentage points higher).
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.
People aged 65 or over: 13.7% here, compared with 21.8% across Canterbury (8.1 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 Westgate ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,502 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,612 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Westgate 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: 223 mapped crimes in September 2024; 204 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 · Westgate
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
223
37
October 2024
228
42
November 2024
184
28
December 2024
214
23
January 2025
163
29
February 2025
194
24
March 2025
214
46
April 2025
234
50
May 2025
255
57
June 2025
203
50
July 2025
252
74
August 2025
248
51
September 2025
175
50
October 2025
221
54
November 2025
224
41
December 2025
233
59
January 2026
184
62
February 2026
217
58
March 2026
232
57
April 2026
207
55
May 2026
188
75
June 2026
200
43
July 2026
217
54
August 2026
204
104
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Westgate
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
890
shoplifting
614
criminal damage arson
247
public order
160
drugs
158
other theft
158
burglary
49
robbery
48
vehicle crime
48
bicycle theft
42
other crime
32
theft from the person
29
possession of weapons
27
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.
