Total Crime Rate

300.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 300.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 101.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lavender Close area has the highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 30th highest crime rate of 477 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 300.7 per 1,000 residents and was 439.8% higher than the Chestfield average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Close (CT5 3QL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 18 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Wood West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmerson Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emmerson Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Emmerson Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Oliver Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oliver Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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