Total Crime Rate
101.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Holmes Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 151st 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 North Holmes Road (CT1 1QS) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Holmes Road (CT1 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craddock Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canterbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Craddock Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | March Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Craddock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Querns Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Craddock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Notley Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Craddock Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | North Holmes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | March Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | March Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Craddock Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Gregory'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Gregory'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Albert Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Paddock | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martin'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Craddock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Querns Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Querns Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Craddock Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Martins Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craddock Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | King'S Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craddock Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Craddock Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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