Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Dover Road 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 Old Dover Road (CT1 3DB) 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 Old Dover Road (CT1 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A2050 (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Dover Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St George'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime A2050 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2050 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A2050 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A2050 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A2050 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caledon Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chaucer Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raymond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raymond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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