Crime Rates at Oxford Road, Canterbury, CT1 3QS

Oxford Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 174th 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 Oxford Road (CT1 3QS) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (CT1 3QS), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road East. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.