Crime Rates at Edgar Road, Canterbury, CT1 1NS

Edgar Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 139th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edgar Road (CT1 1NS) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% lower than the Wincheap average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgar Road (CT1 1NS), the main crime hotspot is near Starle Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.