Total Crime Rate

142.5 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 142.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Dickens Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Northgate , and the 98th 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 Dickens Avenue (CT1 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower than the Northgate average (219.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Avenue (CT1 1EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Tennyson Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dickens Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Field Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sturry Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reed Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reed Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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