Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University
Middle areaNorth west Canterbury. 10,847 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 34 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 7% of people in Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University at a rate of 37.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.5 per 1,000 people across Canterbury.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 124 |
| Other crime | 97 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 67 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Vehicle crime | 36 |
| Shoplifting | 19 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University at a rate of 37.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.5 per 1,000 people across Canterbury.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 40 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (124), other crime (97) and anti-social behaviour (67).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Canterbury
These figures are published for the whole of Canterbury, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Canterbury and not Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University alone. See Canterbury
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University was £442,250 in 2025.
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University had 11,032 usual residents at the census.
About 7% of people in Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University, 22.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.