Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Swanfield Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 160th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Canterbury .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swanfield Road (CT5 4HL) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanfield Road (CT5 4HL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 505 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swanfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicketts End Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wicketts End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Freeman'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmont Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Theft from the person King Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Suffolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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