Total Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 47.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Cromwell 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raymond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raymond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Roche Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs George Roche Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Roche Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Close
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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