Canterbury Central & Westgate
Middle areaWest Canterbury. 10,879 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 92% of people in Canterbury Central & Westgate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Canterbury Central & Westgate
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Canterbury Central & Westgate at a rate of 304.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.5 per 1,000 people across Canterbury.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 924 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 738 |
| Shoplifting | 615 |
| Other crime | 436 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 253 |
| Drug offences | 160 |
| Vehicle crime | 56 |
| Burglary | 50 |
| Robbery | 48 |
| Theft from the person | 29 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Canterbury Central & Westgate compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Canterbury Central & Westgate safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Canterbury Central & Westgate at a rate of 304.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.5 per 1,000 people across Canterbury.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 315 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Canterbury Central & Westgate.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (924), anti-social behaviour (738) and shoplifting (615).
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 Canterbury
These figures are published for the whole of Canterbury, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Canterbury and not Canterbury Central & Westgate alone. See Canterbury
Canterbury Central & Westgate in brief
The median price paid for a home in Canterbury Central & Westgate was £290,000 in 2025.
Canterbury Central & Westgate had 11,142 usual residents at the census.
About 92% of people in Canterbury Central & Westgate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Canterbury Central & Westgate, 62.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.