Crime Rates at Ethelbert Road, Canterbury, CT1 3ND

Ethelbert Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ethelbert Road (CT1 3ND) in the last 12 months was 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethelbert Road (CT1 3ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Drive, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.