Total Crime Rate

147.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 147.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Beach Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 89th 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 Beach Walk (CT5 2FE) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 164.6% higher than the Chestfield average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beach Walk (CT5 2FE), 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 Beach Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Beach Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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