Total Crime Rate
82.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Randolph Close area has the 30th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 198th highest crime rate of 475 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 Randolph Close (CT1 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Randolph Close (CT1 3AZ), the main crime hotspot is near A2050. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 24 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 | Shoplifting | A2050 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A2050 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A2050 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caledon Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | A2050 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cossington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chaucer Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A2050 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A2050 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A2050 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raymond Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raymond Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A2050 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Lawrence Close | — |
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