Total Crime Rate

119.0 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 119.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Tower Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 118th 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 Tower Road (CT5 2ER) in the last 12 months was 119.0 per 1,000 residents and was 113.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 650.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (CT5 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Parade. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Beach Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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