Crime Rate in Wincheap, ward

Wincheap has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Canterbury district and the 955th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 106th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wincheap in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% higher than the Canterbury district average (107.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wincheap’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 385 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , down -44.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 459 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wincheap ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 223 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.