Total Crime Rate
150.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Millstrood Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 85th 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 Millstrood Road (CT5 3EF) in the last 12 months was 150.7 per 1,000 residents and was 170.5% higher than the Chestfield average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Millstrood Road (CT5 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pacific Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chestfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eversleigh Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pacific Close | — |
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