Total Crime Rate
253.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
142.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dane John Cottages 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 Dane John Cottages (CT1 3PR) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Dane John Cottages (CT1 3PR), 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.
View Crime In Canterbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watling Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Adelaide Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bristol Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Canterbury East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyfriars Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Kiln Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lime Kiln Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Canterbury East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canterbury East | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Zealand Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Zealand Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heaton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Watling Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tudor Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road East | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road East | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heaton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heaton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Zealand Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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