Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 55.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitstable Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 238th lowest 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 Whitstable Road (CT2 8EE) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% higher than the Blean Forest average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitstable Road (CT2 8EE), the main crime hotspot is near Redwood Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitstable Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Dunstan'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foxdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Westgate Court Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Redwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Tree Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pine Tree Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitstable Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harcourt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bramshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rushmead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rushmead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rushmead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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