Total Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 82.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Oaten Hill area has the 31st highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 199th highest crime rate of 475 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 (CT1 3HY) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaten Hill (CT1 3HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 259 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (111 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oaten Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street (St Pauls) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caledon Terrace
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street (St Pauls) Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdown Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petros Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petros Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petros Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petros Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime A2050 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St George'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A2050 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A2050 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A2050 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A2050 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burgate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burgate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Burgate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bigglestons Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgate Lane
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St George'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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