Total Crime Rate
44.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ringwood Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 188th 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 Ringwood Close (CT2 7SQ) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ringwood Close (CT2 7SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Redwood Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canterbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michael'S Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beverley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mandeville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mandeville Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwood Close | Under investigation |
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