Total Crime Rate
186.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026John Wilson Business Park area has the 4th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 66th 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 John Wilson Business Park (CT5 3RB) in the last 12 months was 186.7 per 1,000 residents and was 202.6% higher than the Chestfield average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 90.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around John Wilson Business Park (CT5 3RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reeves Way, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harvey Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chestfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Reeves Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Heath | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Heath | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Heath | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harvey Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Reeves Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Reeves Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Reeves Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Reeves Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Reeves Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Reeves Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Reeves Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Reeves Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Reeves Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Reeves Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Reeves Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Reeves Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Becket Close | Under investigation |
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