Total Crime Rate

101.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Tankerton Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 143rd 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 Tankerton Road (CT5 2AN) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% 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 12 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 ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% 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 ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tankerton Road (CT5 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Tankerton Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tankerton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tankerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marine Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Parade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tankerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Annes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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