Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 29.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Kingsley Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 475 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 Kingsley Road (CT5 4LE) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Road (CT5 4LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Lukes Close, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Andrew'S Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranleigh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lukes Close —
Apr 2026Public order St Vincent'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Francis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Lukes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Lukes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Patrick'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Lukes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wicketts End Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Lukes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wicketts End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranleigh Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrew'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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