Total Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pier Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 200th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pier Avenue (CT5 2HH) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pier Avenue (CT5 2HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marine Parade, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B2205 (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pier Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Parade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marine Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marine Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wynn Road —
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Data Sources

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