Total Crime Rate

183.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.8 6/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gordon Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 477 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 Gordon Road (CT1 3PW) in the last 12 months was 183.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% higher than the Wincheap average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (CT1 3PW), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road East. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 56 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 (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bingley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital Lane —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tudor Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingley Court —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martyr'S Field Road —
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Church Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bingley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drying Shed Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martyrs' Field Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Martyrs' Field Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Canterbury East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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