Total Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 141.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Highgate Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 100th 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 Highgate Road (CT5 3HH) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 153.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Road (CT5 3HH), the main crime hotspot is near Harvey Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harvey Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Enticott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Enticott Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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