Crime Rates at Whitstable Road, Canterbury, CT2 8DG

Whitstable Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 135th 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 Whitstable Road (CT2 8DG) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 197.1% higher than the Blean Forest average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitstable Road (CT2 8DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Dunstan'S Street, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redwood Close (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.