Crime Rates at Avondale Close, Whitstable, CT5 3QA

Avondale Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avondale Close (CT5 3QA) in the last 12 months was 13.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower than the Chestfield average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Close (CT5 3QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Road, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lismore Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.