Total Crime Rate

187.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 187.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 33.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cow Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 65th 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 Cow Lane (CT1 3RW) in the last 12 months was 187.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% higher than the Wincheap average (127.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cow Lane (CT1 3RW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Of St Jacob Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ada Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Elham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Boundary Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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