Total Crime Rate

218.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 218.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Querns Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 51st highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Querns Place (CT1 1PY) in the last 12 months was 218.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% higher than the Wincheap average (127.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Querns Place (CT1 1PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chaucer Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Querns Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Querns Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Querns Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Windmill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Paddock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Querns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Querns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Querns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery North Holmes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Querns Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Martins Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Querns Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road

Data Sources

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