Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pier Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pier Avenue (CT5 2SB) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Chestfield average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pier Avenue (CT5 2SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marine Parade, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B2205 (7 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Swithin'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marine Parade —
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Data Sources

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