Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · 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 36.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nunnery Fields area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 477 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 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nunnery Fields (CT1 3LR), the main crime hotspot is near Bigglestons Link. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nunnery Fields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Flagstaff Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Flagstaff Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Vernon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Vernon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cossington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaten Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cossington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holme Oak Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holme Oak Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bigglestons Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bigglestons Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bigglestons Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bigglestons Link —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bigglestons Link —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bigglestons Link —
Sep 2025Robbery Flagstaff Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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