Total Crime Rate

298.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 298.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 141.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Oaze area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 31st highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Oaze (CT5 4TQ) in the last 12 months was 298.7 per 1,000 residents and was 436.1% higher than the Chestfield average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oaze (CT5 4TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prospect Way, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boorman Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Oaze area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boorman Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Warren Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sand End —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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