Total Crime Rate
118.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025North Holmes Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 119th 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 North Holmes Road (CT1 1QN) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Holmes Road (CT1 1QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craddock Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wincheap| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martins Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craddock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Craddock Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Craddock Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Craddock Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Craddock Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craddock Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Martin'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Martin'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craddock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pretoria Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Gregory'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Craddock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martin'S Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Craddock Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Craddock Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Querns Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Paddock | — |
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