Total Crime Rate

1123.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1123.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 746.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 200.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.2 10/10
  • Public order 53.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Other theft 50.0 10/10
  • Robbery 50.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ada Road area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 5th highest crime rate of 475 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 Ada Road (CT1 3TS) in the last 12 months was 1123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 782.4% higher than the Wincheap average (127.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 194 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ada Road (CT1 3TS), 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 Ada Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Elham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
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 2026Other crime Roselands Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Boundary Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ada 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 Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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