Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 166th 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 Castle Road (CT5 1SR) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower than the Chestfield average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (CT5 1SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gloucester Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Juniper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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