Total Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heaton Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 477 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 Heaton Road (CT1 3PY) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower than the Wincheap average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Road (CT1 3PY), 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 Heaton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martyrs' Field Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tudor Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Martyrs' Field Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martyr'S Field Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Canterbury East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury East Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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