Total Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 77.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitstable Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 207th highest crime rate of 475 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 8EF) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 112.9% higher than the Blean Forest average (36.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitstable Road (CT2 8EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rushmead Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenhouse Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitstable Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harcourt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harcourt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Friary Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bishops Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhouse Lane —
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Data Sources

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