Total Crime Rate

344.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 344.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 126.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Other theft 29.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Robbery 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lavender Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 30th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lavender Close (CT5 3QL) in the last 12 months was 344.2 per 1,000 residents and was 458.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Close (CT5 3QL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lavender Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Wood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quinneys Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliver Drive —
Apr 2026Other crime Elm Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Primrose Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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