Total Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nunnery Fields area has the 29th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 196th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nunnery Fields (CT1 3JN) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nunnery Fields (CT1 3JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 434 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (133 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nunnery Fields area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bigglestons Link β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bigglestons Link β€”

Data Sources

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