Total Crime Rate

123.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South View Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 111th 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 South View Road (CT5 4NT) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 121.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 59.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South View Road (CT5 4NT), the main crime hotspot is near Sunnyside Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South View Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South View Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Warren Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sunnyside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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