Total Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 27.5 3/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Kemp Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 119th lowest 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 Kemp Road (CT5 2PZ) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Chestfield average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kemp Road (CT5 2PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kemp Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Wood Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kemp Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princess Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Wood West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lang Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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