Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashley Drive area has the 24th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Chestfield , and the 230th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashley Drive (CT5 4SU) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Drive (CT5 4SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kimberley Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heritage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pebble Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macdonald Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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