Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.3 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 87.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Lucerne Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 183rd highest 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 Lucerne Drive (CT5 4SB) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lucerne Drive (CT5 4SB), the main crime hotspot is near Lucerne Drive. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lucerne Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucerne Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lucerne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodgson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberts Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roberts Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucerne Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucerne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucerne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucerne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lucerne Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lucerne Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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