Total Crime Rate

107.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 107.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bolts Hill area has the 21st highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Wincheap , and the 138th 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 Bolts Hill (CT4 7LD) in the last 12 months was 107.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 10 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 Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolts Hill (CT4 7LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arnold Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shalmsford Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bolts Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Hyde Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old School Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arnold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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