Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 176.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Golden Hill area has the 6th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 74th 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 Golden Hill (CT5 3AR) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 186.1% higher than the Chestfield average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golden Hill (CT5 3AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aurum Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Golden Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aurum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aurum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deborah Close —
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Data Sources

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