Sturry and Fordwich
Middle areaNorth Canterbury. 7,767 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Sturry and Fordwich live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sturry and Fordwich
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sturry and Fordwich at a rate of 140.0 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 |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 360 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 273 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 154 |
| Other crime | 135 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 70 |
| Drug offences | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Robbery | 20 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sturry and Fordwich compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Sturry and Fordwich safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sturry and Fordwich at a rate of 140.0 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, 85 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sturry and Fordwich.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (360), violence and sexual offences (273) and anti-social behaviour (154).
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 Sturry and Fordwich alone. See Canterbury
Sturry and Fordwich in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sturry and Fordwich was £310,000 in 2025.
Sturry and Fordwich had 7,522 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Sturry and Fordwich live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sturry and Fordwich, 71.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.