Crime Rates at Strangers Lane, Canterbury, CT1 3XH

Strangers Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 47th 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 Strangers Lane (CT1 3XH) in the last 12 months was 223.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 186.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 121.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strangers Lane (CT1 3XH), 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.