Total Crime Rate
36.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tower View area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 159th 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 Tower View (CT4 7TQ) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson 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 5 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tower View (CT4 7TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Updown Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canterbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Candlers Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ainsley Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Updown Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Updown Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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