Total Crime Rate

130.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Spring Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 106th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spring Lane (CT1 1SG) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Lane (CT1 1SG), the main crime hotspot is near Rutland Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Road —
Sep 2025Public order Cumberland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampshire Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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