Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 38.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 1.4 1/10
  • Drugs 1.4 1/10
  • Other crime 1.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.9 1/10
  • Public order 0.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.5 1/10
  • Robbery 0.2 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 23rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blean Forest , and the 165th lowest 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 9EA) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitstable Road (CT2 9EA), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 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 (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rough Common Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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