Total Crime Rate

195.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 195.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ashford Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 61st highest crime rate of 475 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 195.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% higher than the Wincheap average (127.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashford Road (CT4 7HR), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 17 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Burglary Park/Open Space Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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