Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.5 1/10
  • Public order 0.5 1/10
  • Robbery 0.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.2 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 23rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 477 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 9EA) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher than the Blean Forest average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitstable Road (CT2 9EA), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 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

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Data Sources

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