Total Crime Rate
30.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nunnery Road 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 Road (CT1 3LS) 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 Road (CT1 3LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhodaus Town, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petros Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canterbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petros Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Zealand Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Petros Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdown Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Zealand Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lansdown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chineham Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Caledon Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petros Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Zealand Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bristol Road | 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 | Petros Court | Under investigation |
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