Total Crime Rate

145.8 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 145.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Valley Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 91st 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 Valley Road (CT1 3SP) in the last 12 months was 145.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (CT1 3SP), the main crime hotspot is near New Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Elham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Jacob'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Birch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lockyer Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simmonds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Of St Jacob Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seymour Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martyr'S Field Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wincheap Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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