Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Swalecliffe Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swalecliffe Road (CT5 2PT) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swalecliffe Road (CT5 2PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reeves Way, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harvey Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swalecliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harvey Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Reeves Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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