Total Crime Rate
47.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cromwell Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Road (CT1 3LE) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Wincheap average (127.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromwell Road (CT1 3LE), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 36 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 | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | George Roche Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | George Roche Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Roche Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Randolph Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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