Total Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.3 1/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Winkle Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Greenhill , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winkle Close (CT6 8FJ) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower than the Greenhill average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winkle Close (CT6 8FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westbrook Court Way, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wrentham Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Winkle Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Citroen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westbrook Court Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freshwater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lanchester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Latimer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Latimer Close —
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Data Sources

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