Total Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sunset Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 109th lowest 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 Sunset Close (CT5 4PQ) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Chestfield average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunset Close (CT5 4PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prospect Way, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boorman Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sunset Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boorman Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sand End —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prospect Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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