Total Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 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 30.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Nunnery Fields area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 129th 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 Nunnery Fields (CT1 3LR) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nunnery Fields (CT1 3LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Bridge Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bigglestons Link (13 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Roche Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caledon Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bigglestons Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bigglestons Link —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randolph Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raymond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdown Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petros Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petros Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petros Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petros Court 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Raymond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Bridge Street —

Data Sources

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