Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 91.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tankerton Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 173rd 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 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tankerton Road (CT5 2AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marine Parade, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tankerton Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tankerton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Parade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tankerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tankerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Parade —
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Data Sources

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