Total Crime Rate
159.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tankerton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 87th highest crime rate of 475 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 Tankerton Road (CT5 2AE) in the last 12 months was 159.4 per 1,000 residents and was 158.4% higher than the Chestfield average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tankerton Road (CT5 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beach Walk, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Tankerton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beach Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Sidings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
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