Total Crime Rate

204.2 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 204.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 31.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Oaten Hill Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaten Hill Place (CT1 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 204.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% higher than the Wincheap average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -78.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaten Hill Place (CT1 3HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 434 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (133 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oaten Hill Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A2050 Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons A2050 Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons A2050 Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2050 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2050 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2050 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2050
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2050
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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