Canterbury
Middle areaSouth east Bradford. 9,930 people in 0.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Canterbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Canterbury
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Canterbury at a rate of 114.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 130.2 per 1,000 people across Bradford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 559 |
| Other crime | 203 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 108 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 81 |
| Vehicle crime | 59 |
| Drug offences | 52 |
| Burglary | 45 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Canterbury compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Canterbury safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Canterbury at a rate of 114.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 130.2 per 1,000 people across Bradford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 87 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Canterbury.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (559), other crime (203) and criminal damage and arson (108).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bradford
These figures are published for the whole of Bradford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bradford and not Canterbury alone. See Bradford
Canterbury in brief
The median price paid for a home in Canterbury was £116,000 in 2025.
Canterbury had 9,776 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Canterbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Canterbury, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.