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Other theft in Canterbury 12 months to June 2026
6.9per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,125 other theft offences in Canterbury in the 12 months to June 2026, up 2.3% (25) on the previous 12 months. That is 6.9 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 162,612 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 157 offences October 2011: 210 offences November 2011: 169 offences December 2011: 109 offences January 2012: 136 offences February 2012: 147 offences March 2012: 204 offences April 2012: 123 offences May 2012: 139 offences June 2012: 160 offences July 2012: 145 offences August 2012: 129 offences September 2012: 152 offences October 2012: 158 offences November 2012: 133 offences December 2012: 107 offences January 2013: 122 offences February 2013: 132 offences March 2013: 135 offences April 2013: 102 offences May 2013: 103 offences June 2013: 127 offences July 2013: 125 offences August 2013: 106 offences September 2013: 123 offences October 2013: 122 offences November 2013: 105 offences December 2013: 95 offences January 2014: 120 offences February 2014: 85 offences March 2014: 131 offences April 2014: 137 offences May 2014: 144 offences June 2014: 103 offences July 2014: 118 offences August 2014: 110 offences September 2014: 115 offences October 2014: 126 offences November 2014: 101 offences December 2014: 103 offences January 2015: 86 offences February 2015: 79 offences March 2015: 122 offences April 2015: 88 offences May 2015: 102 offences June 2015: 115 offences July 2015: 113 offences August 2015: 147 offences September 2015: 75 offences October 2015: 126 offences November 2015: 99 offences December 2015: 114 offences January 2016: 114 offences February 2016: 130 offences March 2016: 95 offences April 2016: 128 offences May 2016: 113 offences June 2016: 122 offences July 2016: 102 offences August 2016: 117 offences September 2016: 119 offences October 2016: 102 offences November 2016: 96 offences December 2016: 105 offences January 2017: 91 offences February 2017: 118 offences March 2017: 138 offences April 2017: 139 offences May 2017: 111 offences June 2017: 120 offences July 2017: 121 offences August 2017: 114 offences September 2017: 117 offences October 2017: 135 offences November 2017: 140 offences December 2017: 103 offences January 2018: 78 offences February 2018: 104 offences March 2018: 137 offences April 2018: 89 offences May 2018: 129 offences June 2018: 121 offences July 2018: 113 offences August 2018: 148 offences September 2018: 131 offences October 2018: 120 offences November 2018: 83 offences December 2018: 49 offences January 2019: 81 offences February 2019: 114 offences March 2019: 124 offences April 2019: 148 offences May 2019: 113 offences June 2019: 96 offences July 2019: 111 offences August 2019: 111 offences September 2019: 96 offences October 2019: 128 offences November 2019: 113 offences December 2019: 96 offences January 2020: 90 offences February 2020: 96 offences March 2020: 71 offences April 2020: 62 offences May 2020: 63 offences June 2020: 70 offences July 2020: 92 offences August 2020: 85 offences September 2020: 76 offences October 2020: 107 offences November 2020: 83 offences December 2020: 79 offences January 2021: 69 offences February 2021: 69 offences March 2021: 61 offences April 2021: 72 offences May 2021: 82 offences June 2021: 76 offences July 2021: 100 offences August 2021: 102 offences September 2021: 93 offences October 2021: 94 offences November 2021: 114 offences December 2021: 93 offences January 2022: 84 offences February 2022: 104 offences March 2022: 127 offences April 2022: 106 offences May 2022: 108 offences June 2022: 114 offences July 2022: 99 offences August 2022: 102 offences September 2022: 118 offences October 2022: 115 offences November 2022: 101 offences December 2022: 98 offences January 2023: 105 offences February 2023: 104 offences March 2023: 102 offences April 2023: 113 offences May 2023: 94 offences June 2023: 86 offences July 2023: 121 offences August 2023: 101 offences September 2023: 74 offences October 2023: 100 offences November 2023: 101 offences December 2023: 88 offences January 2024: 94 offences February 2024: 83 offences March 2024: 83 offences April 2024: 91 offences May 2024: 104 offences June 2024: 104 offences July 2024: 78 offences August 2024: 100 offences September 2024: 86 offences October 2024: 92 offences November 2024: 121 offences December 2024: 93 offences January 2025: 87 offences February 2025: 93 offences March 2025: 91 offences April 2025: 85 offences May 2025: 90 offences June 2025: 84 offences July 2025: 103 offences August 2025: 101 offences September 2025: 66 offences October 2025: 104 offences November 2025: 122 offences December 2025: 82 offences January 2026: 86 offences February 2026: 82 offences March 2026: 94 offences April 2026: 88 offences May 2026: 94 offences June 2026: 103 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 3,039 (partial) — — June 2012 1,218 8.0 2012 June 2013 174 1.1 2013 June 2014 92 0.6 2014 June 2015 105 0.7 2015 June 2016 143 0.9 2016 June 2017 200 1.3 2017 June 2018 332 2.1 2018 June 2019 389 2.5 2019 June 2020 319 2.0 2020 June 2021 408 2.6 2021 June 2022 414 2.6 2022 June 2023 379 2.3 2023 June 2024 358 2.2 2024 June 2025 424 2.6 2025 June 2026 383 2.4 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Canterbury Violence and sexual offences 5,886 offences 36.2per 1,000 Shoplifting 2,558 offences 15.7per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,557 offences 9.6per 1,000 Vehicle crime 651 offences 4.0per 1,000 Drugs 620 offences 3.8per 1,000 Public order 604 offences 3.7per 1,000 Burglary 420 offences 2.6per 1,000 Other crime 383 offences 2.4per 1,000 Robbery 187 offences 1.1per 1,000 Bicycle theft 179 offences 1.1per 1,000 Possession of weapons 149 offences 0.9per 1,000 Theft from the person 77 offences 0.5per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by other theft rate · All recorded crime in Canterbury