Total Crime Rate

253.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 253.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.2 10/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gordon Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 40th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gordon Road (CT1 3PP) in the last 12 months was 253.1 per 1,000 residents and was 98.8% higher 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (CT1 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road East. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Zealand Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Zealand Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zealand Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chineham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bristol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlowe Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Kiln Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road East —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road East —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adelaide Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury East Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Canterbury East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Kiln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tudor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heaton Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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