Crime Rates at Godwin Road, Canterbury, CT1 3UQ

Godwin Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 32nd 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 Godwin Road (CT1 3UQ) in the last 12 months was 298.1 per 1,000 residents and was 131.3% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 109.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Godwin Road (CT1 3UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stranger'S Lane, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Godwin Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.