Total Crime Rate

153.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 153.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashford Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 83rd 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 Ashford Road (CT4 7HR) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% higher than the Wincheap average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashford Road (CT4 7HR), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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