Crime Rate in Seasalter, ward

Seasalter has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Canterbury district and the 3132nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 607th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Seasalter in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the Canterbury district average (107.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Seasalter’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -47.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 194 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Seasalter ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Prospect Way, with 68 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Lucerne Drive (30 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.