Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wolseley Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolseley Avenue (CT6 8AL) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% lower than the Greenhill average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolseley Avenue (CT6 8AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Singer Avenue, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brooklands Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wolseley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lanchester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Citroen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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