Total Crime Rate

201.1 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 201.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 41.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wincheap area has the 10th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 54th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wincheap (CT1 3RX) in the last 12 months was 201.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wincheap (CT1 3RX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wincheap area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wincheap Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bingley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bingley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingley Court
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tudor Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martyr'S Field Road
Sep 2025Burglary Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seymour Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simmonds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Martyrs' Field Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martyrs' Field Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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