Total Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Westmeads Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 159th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westmeads Road (CT5 1LP) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% higher than the Chestfield average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmeads Road (CT5 1LP), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Parade. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westmeads Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Beach Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Railway Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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