Total Crime Rate
101.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cambridge Way area has the 25th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Way (CT1 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambridge Way (CT1 3QJ), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Kiln Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chineham Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canterbury East | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Canterbury East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Canterbury East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bristol Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Zealand Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lime Kiln Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Station Road East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road East | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road East | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road East | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Zealand Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Zealand Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heaton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heaton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heaton Road | β |
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