Total Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.0 6/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Joy Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 226th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Joy Lane (CT5 4DF) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% higher than the Chestfield average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joy Lane (CT5 4DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Joy Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cordingham Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Joy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Admiralty Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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