Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 69.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thanington Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 216th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thanington Road (CT1 3XE) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Wincheap average (127.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thanington Road (CT1 3XE), the main crime hotspot is near Thanington Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thanington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thanington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stranger'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingoldsby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingoldsby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingoldsby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thanington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockering Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockering Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stranger'S Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thanington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stranger'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Thanington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thanington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grays Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thanington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thanington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thanington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thanington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godwin Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Godwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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