Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 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 93.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Canterbury Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 149th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Road (ME10 4SG) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower than the Chalkwell average (366.8 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Road (ME10 4SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Murston Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murston Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murston Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs School Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gaze Hill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watling Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Murston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commonwealth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Thomas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Murston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Temple Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shortlands Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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