Total Crime Rate

180.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Horseshoe Mews area has the 12th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 72nd 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 Horseshoe Mews (CT1 3BP) in the last 12 months was 180.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horseshoe Mews (CT1 3BP), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road East. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Horseshoe Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peri Court β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road East β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heaton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heaton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Kiln Road β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Kiln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road East β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peri Court β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heaton Road β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bingley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bingley Court β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Mews β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tannery Way South β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drying Shed Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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