Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

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 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 24.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Martyrs Field Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 174th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Martyrs Field Road (CT1 3PU) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martyrs Field Road (CT1 3PU), 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 Martyrs Field Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road East β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chineham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Canterbury East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canterbury East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zealand Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Zealand Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Zealand Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Kiln Road β€”
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road East β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road East β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canterbury East β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heaton Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Andrews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peri Court β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tudor Road β€”

Data Sources

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