Total Crime Rate
188.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove 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.
View Crime In Wincheap| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Church Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Canterbury East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bingley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bingley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bingley Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Church Lane | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Martyrs' Field Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Martyr'S Field Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simmonds Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Martyrs' Field Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | New Street | Under investigation |
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