Total Crime Rate

188.2 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 188.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Grove Terrace area has the 11th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 60th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Terrace (CT1 3SZ) in the last 12 months was 188.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Terrace (CT1 3SZ), 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 Grove Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Church Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Canterbury East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seymour Place —
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 2025Possession of weapons Church Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martyrs' Field Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Elham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martyr'S Field Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simmonds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Martyrs' Field Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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