Total Crime Rate

161.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 161.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 54.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Joseph Wilson Industrial Estate area has the 7th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 86th highest crime rate of 475 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 Joseph Wilson Industrial Estate (CT5 3PS) in the last 12 months was 161.0 per 1,000 residents and was 161.0% higher than the Chestfield average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joseph Wilson Industrial Estate (CT5 3PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aurum Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Joseph Wilson Industrial Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aurum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aurum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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