Total Crime Rate

119.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Little Stour & Adisham , and the 124th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (CT3 4HR) in the last 12 months was 119.0 per 1,000 residents and was 149.0% higher than the Little Stour & Adisham average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (CT3 4HR), the main crime hotspot is near The Sycamores. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime The Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Alban'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Elms Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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