Crime Rate in Chestfield, ward

Chestfield has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Canterbury district and the 3096th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 600th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chestfield in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Canterbury district average (107.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chestfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 154 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chestfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.