Total Crime Rate

355.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 355.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.4 10/10
  • Drugs 24.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.5 7/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Havelock Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 26th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Havelock Street (CT1 1NP) in the last 12 months was 355.8 per 1,000 residents and was 176.2% higher than the Wincheap average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Havelock Street (CT1 1NP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Havelock Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Craddock Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Notley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Craddock Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tourtel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tourtel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tourtel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lady Wootton'S Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Starle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Gregory'S Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Craddock Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craddock Drive
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craddock Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street (St Pauls) Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Monastery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craddock Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monastery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street (St Pauls) Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Military Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street St Gregorys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Northgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Row Under investigation

Data Sources

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