Total Crime Rate
76.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cromwell Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gorrell , and the 194th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Road (CT5 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower than the Gorrell average (128.7 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromwell Road (CT5 1NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gorrell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Railway Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodlawn Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydenham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hamilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cromwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cromwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cromwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Under investigation |
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