Total Crime Rate
81.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chestfield Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 200th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chestfield Road (CT5 3LF) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% higher than the Chestfield average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chestfield Road (CT5 3LF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chestfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saddlers Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oliver Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Wood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Elm Wood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quinneys Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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