Crime Rates at Hoades Wood Road, Sturry, Canterbury, CT2 0LY

Hoades Wood Road area has the lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hoades Wood Road (CT2 0LY) in the last 12 months was 12.1 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% lower than the Northgate average (232.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoades Wood Road (CT2 0LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakwood Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whatmer Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.