Total Crime Rate
253.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
142.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rhodaus Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 40th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rhodaus Close (CT1 2RF) in the last 12 months was 253.1 per 1,000 residents and was 98.8% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rhodaus Close (CT1 2RF), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 231 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canterbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdown Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Canterbury East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canterbury East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caledon Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lansdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petros Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petros Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petros Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Petros Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watling Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Watling Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlowe Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beer Cart Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beer Cart Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Canterbury East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beer Cart Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Awaiting court outcome |
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