Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 97.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Seaway Cottages area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gorrell , and the 150th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Canterbury .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seaway Cottages (CT5 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Gorrell average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaway Cottages (CT5 1EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Marine Gap. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seaway Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Marine Gap Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Gap Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Island Wall —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Beach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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