Crime Rates at Salts Close, Whitstable, CT5 1EX

Salts Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Gorrell , and the 180th 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 Salts Close (CT5 1EX) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Gorrell average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salts Close (CT5 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 505 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.