Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 18th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 475 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 Thanington Road (CT1 3XP) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thanington Road (CT1 3XP), the main crime hotspot is near Manor Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 18 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grays Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stranger'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stranger'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stranger'S Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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