Total Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Seymour Avenue area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Seymour Avenue (CT5 1RY) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Chestfield average (61.7 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seymour Avenue (CT5 1RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitstable, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seymour Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gorrell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitstable | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Juniper Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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