Crime Rates at Surrey Road, Canterbury, CT1 1SS

Surrey Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 112th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Surrey Road (CT1 1SS) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 170.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 145.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surrey Road (CT1 1SS), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 155 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.